Bahr Abdul Razzak is an expert in cybersecurity and a security researcher at the Citizen Lab. He investigates cyber threats posed by nation-states and has contributed to revealing major cyber espionage activities and digital attacks targeting dissidents and journalists worldwide. Since 2011, he has applied his web and security skills to support social and digital media activists of the Syrian Revolution. He also provides digital security training to help organizations and journalists strengthen their defenses against cyber espionage and threats.
Publications
Espionage Against the European Parliament
Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus
We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Europe. Through forensic analysis of his device, we found that the attackers could have had access to confidential documents and committee deliberations.
Virtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations
In our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon’s mercenary spyware operations across the globe. This report includes an infrastructure analysis of Paragon’s spyware product, called Graphite; a forensic analysis of infected devices belonging to members of civil society; and a closer look at the use of Paragon spyware in both Canada and Italy.
By Whose Authority? Pegasus Targeting of Russian & Belarusian-Speaking Opposition Activists and Independent Media in Europe
In a joint investigation with Access Now, we found that seven Russian and Belarusian-speaking independent journalists and opposition activists based in Europe were targeted and/or infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus mercenary spyware.
News