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The Citizen Lab - University of TorontoThe Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto.The Citizen Lab - University of Toronto Open main menu Skip to main content Close main menu Research Targeted Threats Free Expression Online Transparency and Accountability App Privacy and Controls Global Research Network Tools & Resources Publications News In the Media Events Opportunities About About The Citizen Lab Media Resources People Teaching Donate Security Vulnerabilities Rivers of Phish Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe August 14, 2024 Targeted Threats A sophisticated spear phishing campaign has been targeting Western and Russian civil society. In collaboration with Access Now, and with the participation of numerous civil society organizations, we uncover this operation and link it to COLDRIVER, a group attributed by multiple governments to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). Featured Publications April 23, 2024 App Privacy and Controls The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers In this report, we examine cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from nine vendors (Baidu, Honor, Huawei, iFlyTek, OPPO, Samsung, Tencent, Vivo, and Xiaomi) for vulnerabilities in how the apps transmit user keystrokes. Our analysis found that eight of the nine apps identified contained vulnerabilities that could be exploited to completely reveal the contents of users’ keystrokes in transit. We estimate that up to one billion users could be vulnerable to having all of their keystrokes intercepted, constituting a tremendous risk to user security. February 7, 2024 Targeted Threats PAPERWALL: Chinese Websites Posing as Local News Outlets Target Global Audiences with Pro-Beijing Content A network of at least 123 websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China while posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, disseminates pro-Beijing disinformation and ad hominem attacks within much larger volumes of commercial press releases. We name this campaign PAPERWALL. We attribute the PAPERWALL campaign to Shenzhen Haimaiyunxiang Media Co., Ltd., aka Haimai, a PR firm in China based on digital infrastructure linkages between the firm’s official website and the network. These findings confirm the increasingly important role private firms play in the realm of digital influence operations and the propensity of the Chinese government to make use of them. November 21, 2023 Free Expression Online Chinese censorship following the death of Li Keqiang As part of our ongoing project monitoring changes to Chinese search censorship, we tracked changes to censorship following Li Keqiang’s death across seven Internet platforms: Baidu, Baidu Zhidao, Bilibili, Microsoft Bing, Jingdong, Sogou, and Weibo. We found that some keyword combinations in search queries triggers hard censorship whereas others trigger soft censorship. Our results demonstrate China’s ongoing efforts to push state-sanctioned narratives concerning politically sensitive topics, impacting the integrity of the online information environment. Lifting the lid off the Internet. The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research and development at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security. Learn more. Get the latest Citizen Lab news right in your inbox. Subscribe below. Leave this field empty if you're human: Privacy Policy Features & News Lex Gill at CBC Ideas at Crow’s Theatre: Making Justice Imaginable September 10, 2024 Events Lex Gill, a lawyer and fellow at the Citizen Lab, is scheduled to give a talk at the CBC Ideas event at Crow’s Theatre on September 15. The discussion, moderated by CBC Ideas host Nahlah Ayed, will delve into themes of justice, defiance, and ideas for building a better world. The IDEAS AT CROW’S THEATRE… Read more » Locked In, Locked Out: How Data Breaches Shatter Refugees’ Safety September 6, 2024 In the Media In an article published by the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, Citizen Lab senior researcher Noura Aljizawi discusses the leak of personal data of Syrian refugees in Türkiye and the severe impact on their lives. Emile Dirks at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition August 30, 2024 Events The Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks will present at the upcoming APSA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition as part of a panel discussing how autocrats and aspiring autocrats capture social institutions and stifle counter-mobilization. At the event, Dirks will present a working paper co-authored with Diana Fu, associate professor of political science at the University of… Read more » Enhancing Cybersecurity and Resilience for Transnational Dissidents August 29, 2024 News Join The Citizen Lab and the UC Berkeley Centre for Long-Term Cybersecurity for a webinar where researchers Noura Al-Jizawi, Gözde Böcü, and Nicola Lawford will present their research, “Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents.” A Global Treaty to Fight Cybercrime—Without Combating Mercenary Spyware: Article by Kate Robertson in Lawfare August 22, 2024 News In an article for Lawfare, The Citizen Lab’s senior research associate Kate Robertson analyzes how, in its current form,  the draft treaty is poised “to become a vehicle for complicity in the global mercenary spy trade.” The Citizen Lab at DEF CON 32 August 7, 2024 Events In this talk at the DEF CON 32 convention on August 11, Jeffrey Knockel and Mona Wang will discuss how any network eavesdropper may read the keystrokes of popular Chinese IME keyboard users. 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