Citizen Lab, based out of the Munk School at the University of Toronto, has for years played a leading role in exposing state-backed hackers operating in places as far afield as Tibet , Ethiopia and Syria . Lately, CItizen has drawn attention for its repeated exposés of an Israeli surveillance software vendor called the NSO Group, a firm whose wares have...
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Mossad Hacked: Israeli Spy Chief’s Personal information Revealed Online
Israel’s Mossad, one of the world’s most effective intelligence services, faces the embarrassment of the ultimate low-tech hack. A website, allegedly operating from Lebanon and attempting to lure visitors to collect their data, published personal details and pictures of the home and family of Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, Hadashot TV reported Thursday. Middle East news sites...
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Saudi Official Witnessed Torture of Activist, Sister Says
A top Saudi official, implicated in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, presided over the torture of Loujain al-Houthal, a Saudi human rights activist, according to Houthal’s sister. From Alia al-Houthal’s piece in The New York Times Saud al-Qahtani, a top royal adviser, was present several times when Loujain was tortured, she said. Sometimes Mr....
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Mossad Chief Reportedly Met With Saudi, UAE, and Egypt Intelligence Officials
Israeli press has been reporting for several months that flamboyant Mossad chief Eli Cohen has been cultivating Arab allies for Israel’s confronational stance toward Iran. Cohen has previously been linked to Israeli outreach efforts to Arab states, with Channel 10 news reporting in November that he played the lead role in contacts between Israel and...
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EU Blacklists Iranian Intelligence Agency Over Foiled Plots
Paris alleges that Tehran’s Intelligence Ministry’s internal security section was linked to the alleged attempt to bomb a rally of opponents on June 30 outside Paris. The Danes say Iran in October was planning to kill in Denmark a member of the group that Tehran has blamed for a Sept. 22 attack that killed at...