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This website contains a collection of articles I have found notable over time, tagged by topic, organization and country. Most articles here are related to digital surveillance, spyware, digital security and censorship.

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Today Nov 12, 2026

Reuters 06:03

French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks, vow retaliation

French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there ​would be consequences for Iran. The hacks that struck hundreds of French supermarkets in early October were among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the Iran war that began in ‌February, a conflict that has been marked by scattered incidents of alleged digital disruption. These have included hacks against the Los Angeles transit system in March, against US water treatment plants in July and against ships bound for the United States in August.

October 21

Le Monde fr 06:10

La députée et ancienne ministre Agnès Pannier-Runacher visée par un logiciel espion

La députée (Renaissance) du Pas-de-Calais Agnès Pannier-Runacher a été visée par un logiciel espion, a révélé, mercredi 21 octobre, le site Politico. L’ancienne ministre a été alertée le 13 août par Apple, en recevant une notification lui indiquant que son appareil avait été ciblé. Le site d’information affirme également que le parquet de Paris – qui n’a pas répondu aux sollicitations du Monde – a ouvert une enquête, confiée à la section spécialisée J3 chargée de la cybercriminalité.

October 19

The Citizen Lab 05:56

Targeting Democracy: Pegasus and Mercenary Spyware Attacks on Serbian Pro-Democracy Figures - The Citizen Lab

In collaboration with the SHARE Foundation, we found with high confidence that Professor Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, and prominent supporter of the Serbian student movement, was hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2026. Additionally, we note that Rade Bajić, who, as a prosecutor, investigated official corruption in a failed project in Belgrade, received an Apple Threat Notification. These notifications are high-confidence indicators of targeting with mercenary spyware such as Pegasus. Our investigations into these cases are ongoing.

October 16

The Citizen Lab 05:42

Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen Lab

This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Candiru’s spyware. We also uncover Discover-Tech, and show how the company helps mercenary surveillance vendors track and hack devices around the world.

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SHARE Fondacija 06:16

SHARE Foundation: Students and Opposition Politicians Targeted by Spyware - SHARE Fondacija

The SHARE Foundation has confirmed that at least 14 people in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware since the beginning of 2026 – the largest documented wave of such surveillance in the country to date. Those targeted include members of the student movement, activists, a member of parliament, and a local councilor, all from opposition […]

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Amnesty International Security Lab 06:23

Inside Pegasus: The evolution of the world's most notorious spyware system - Amnesty International Security Lab

We are presenting here our most complete analysis to date of the Pegasus spyware. This blog post builds on previous technical reports and forensic investigations by Amnesty International’s Security Lab. Significantly it also draws on previously unpublished internal NSO Group marketing material and internal technical material which was disclosed as part of a long-running civil […]

July 3

The Citizen Lab 06:24

Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab

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.