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Worth remembering/reviewing
It's about phones, and the players involved.
Article says Tech used to track/IDEN
"journalists & activists"
Citizen journalists?
anons & patriots?
https://citizenlab.ca/2019/10/nso-q-cyber-technologies-100-new-abuse-cases/
"The May 2019 WhatsApp Incident
As reported in May 2019, WhatsApp identified and shortly thereafter fixed a vulnerability that allowed attackers to inject commercial spyware on to phones simply by ringing the number of a target’s device.
Today Oct 29th, WhatsApp is publicly attributing the attack to NSO Group, an Israeli spyware developer that also goes by the name Q Cyber Technologies.
Citizen Lab’s Role
After the incident, Citizen Lab volunteered to help WhatsApp identify cases where the suspected targets of this attack were members of civil society, such as human rights defenders and journalists.
As part of our investigation into the incident, Citizen Lab has identified over 100 cases of abusive targeting of human rights defenders and journalists in at least 20 countries across the globe, ranging from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America that took place after Novalpina Capital acquired NSO Group and began an ongoing public relations campaign to promote the narrative that the new ownership would curb abuses."
When does a BIRD sing?
"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) have established a new program to promote collaboration on cybersecurity and emerging technologies aimed at enhancing the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure and economies of both countries by harnessing the innovation and ingenuity of the Israeli and the American technology sectors.
The BIRD Cyber program is managed by the BIRD Foundation."
https://www.birdf.com/bird-cyber/
https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/bird-cyber-8912.html