[liberationtech] The Rise of Digital Mercenaries.....

[Robert Mathews (OSIA)]

Who are their targets?   NGOs, Journalists, Activists for now....  but,
literally, ANYONE and EVERYONE are at risk .....  Immediately following
are TWO VERY different reports that represent TWO very DIFFERENT angles
and hazards to personal safety, personal security and personal privacy
in the digital universe.

*Dark Basin*
*Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation*
By John Scott-Railton, Adam Hulcoop, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Bill Marczak,
Siena Anstis, and Ron Deibert
*THE CITIZEN LAB*
June 9, 2020
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/06/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/

and..   "The thrill of the hunt".....  except, in this case....  the fox
may not have a tail, be red...  or even be a fox! ...

MISTAKEN IDENTITY
*What It’s Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride*
By Olivia Nuzzi
JUNE 8, 2020
*New York Magazine - Intelligencer*
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/what-its-like-to-get-doxed-for-taking-a-bike-ride.html

--->

*Former Air Force Officer Fears Intelligence Collected On Protesters*
By Sasha Ingber
*Newsy*
June 11, 2020
https://www.newsy.com/stories/surveillance-planes-above-floyd-protests/

-- 
/Dr. Robert Mathews, D.Phil.
Principal Technologist &
//Distinguished Senior Research Scholar//
//Office of Scientific Inquiry & Applications (OSIA)//
//University of Hawai'i/
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