Citizen Lab's latest research publications.
In this report, we introduce the design of GFWatch, a large-scale longitudinal measurement platform that informs the public about how GFW censorship changes over time and its negative impact on the free flow of information.
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… Read more »
The Citizen Lab and the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) have collaborated to produce a report which provides timely legal analysis, political context, and historical background on the Communications Security Establishment Act and related provisions in Bill C-59 (An Act respecting national security matters), First Reading (December 18, 2017).
加拿大多倫多大學公民實驗室（Citizen Lab）研究表明微信從一年多前就開始屏蔽與“十九大”有關的關鍵詞，隨著十九大日期逼近，該關鍵詞庫也在不斷更新。關鍵詞涵蓋內容非常廣泛，不僅包括了批評性言論，許多對中央政策和黨意識形態的中性指稱也被過濾。
加拿大多伦多大学公民实验室（Citizen Lab）研究表明微信从一年多前就开始屏蔽与“十九大”有关的关键词，随着十九大日期逼近，该关键词库也在不断更新。关键词涵盖内容非常广泛，不仅包括了批评性言论，许多对中央政策和党意识形态的中性指称也被过滤。
The international investigation into the 2014 Iguala Mass Disappearance was targeted with infection attempts using spyware developed by the NSO group.
加拿大多伦多大学公民实验室（Citizen Lab）研究人员发现了多个假冒中文新闻网站的域名和网站。这些中文新闻网站包括中国数字时代 明镜新闻 大纪元新闻 香港01 和 博闻社，它们经常报道被中国政府认为是禁忌或具有争议性的话题。
This report reveals a campaign of reconnaissance, phishing, and malware operations that use content and domains made to mimic Chinese language news websites.
NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and exploit framework were used in infection attempts against Mexican senators and senior politicians in June and July 2016.
Uncovering an operation using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and Trident exploit framework to target Mexican journalists, lawyers, and even a minor child.
