John Scott-Railton
Chasing digital badness. Sr. Researcher @citizenlab @UofT @munkschool. Fmr.Ed. @SecPlanner. Tweets mine. Or find me on Mastodon: https://t.co/YPRqnoBtce
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PSA: Do you use Signal? Turn on registration lock today. Here's why... 1/ https://t.co/7Q37PdnrCV https://t.co/JGeM9A4kl5
NEW: private equity exec who led acquisition of spyware company NSO Group tried to undermine @citizenlab. Even hired @vivekdotca, a former student of @RonDeibert to cozy up to us....
Missile attack in #Erbil, capital of Kurdish Iraq tonight. May have targeted the US πΊπΈ Consulate, or adjacent airport. Meanwhile top "Erbil" tweet? A blue check account with a f...
Re: @elonmusk's starlink donation. Good to see. But remember: if #Putin controls the air above #Ukraine, users' uplink transmissions become beacons... for airstrikes. Some back...
BREAKING: massive, global leak of the targets of NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. *huge deal.* Forensic investigation by @AmnestyTech in collaboration with @FbdnStories reporters....
So, the #SuezCanal is blocked... Massive container ship EVER GIVEN stuck in the most awkward way possible. Ongoing for hours. Every tug Egypt could spare appear to be trying to...
WOW: Was there a plan to take hostages? This man is carrying police-style zip-tie handcuffs. And mace(?) https://t.co/np3i1pUc6n