SecureDrop 2.15.0 released SecureDrop 2.15.0 is now available, which enables the updated API needed for the upcoming SecureDrop Inbox.

SecureDrop 2.15.0 is now available, which enables the updated API needed for the upcoming SecureDrop Inbox.

Rotten Apple: An Invasive Threat Actor Targeting Civil Society in Lebanon - SMEX Executive Summary  The SMEX Digital Forensic Lab presents a report on a spear-phishing campaign that targeted a high profile Lebanese...

A high-profile Lebanese journalist was targeted with advanced phone hacking in May 2025.

The investigation identifies the involvement of BITTER, a known threat actor prominent in South Asia whose operations may now extend into West Asia and North Africa.

Full findings: smex.org/smex-may2025/

Check out our latest guest post by @osservatorionessuno.org who explore how a stateless, diskless operating system can improve #Tor #relay security and improve physical attack resistance. blog.torproject.org/exploring-st...

⚠️Intellexa was allegedly set to be funded in Greece through 🇬🇷state and 🇪🇺European funds before the wiretapping scandal broke, newspaper @tovimagr.bsky.social reports.

Fresh evidence linking the Greek government to #PredatorGate. Today's @tovimagr.bsky.social revelations confirm the long held suspicion that Predator was to be paid from EU funds. Will @ec.europa.eu demand clarifications? (spoiler: it won't). A clear case for the EU Public Prosecutor #EPPO

In PDAF this year:
🌐 Online sessions and workshops
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🚀 Registration is free - secure your spot now: events.ringcentral.com/events/pdaf-...
📅 March 30-31, 2026 (Monday-Tuesday)

O ICL criou o denunciei.com, uma ferramenta inovadora segura e anônima YouTube video by Instituto Conhecimento Liberta

O ICL criou o denunciei.com, uma ferramenta inovadora segura e anônima, pensada para dar visibilidade às histórias que todos os dias permanecem em silêncio por falta de um espaço protegido.

youtube.com/shorts/Y20CP...

BlueLeaks 2.0 (91.53 GB)

BlueLeaks 2.0 contains millions of submissions and tips about alleged crimes and terrorist acts. The data comes from P3, which is used by intelligence, law enforcement, and schools.

ddosecrets.org/article/blue...

Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets

P3 Global Intel, maker of criminal tip software for law enforcement across the US, has been hacked. Tipsters' personal info stored in plaintext. Massive privacy (and retribution) problem with a long-term chilling effect.

Very important scoop from @mikaelthalen.bsky.social: san.com/cc/millions-...

📢 African journalists: Your reporting can help shape how the world understands Africa. Submit an article that highlights positive change on the continent for a chance to receive $2,000 & a trip to a Wikimedia volunteer conference in 2026. www.icfj.org/news/icfj-an...

The reannouncement of IPv4 address space across multiple providers 24 hours later coincides with a nominal increase in traffic, which appears to be driven largely by Congo Telecom. However, overall traffic remains well below pre-shutdown levels.

World Day Against Cyber Censorship: RSF unveils new US room in its Minecraft Uncensored Library To mark World Day Against Cyber Censorship on March 12, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has opened a new room in the Uncensored Library, a virtual library within Minecraft, the world’s best selling vi...

To mark #WorldDayAgainstCyberCensorship, Reporters Without Borders has added a new U.S. room to the Minecraft Uncensored Library, expanding access to independent journalism. 👏

@rsf.org
rsf.org/en/world-day...

Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza.

On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025.

#Infograph

The latest #Internet shutdown in #Iran has now entered its 7th day. Traffic remains well under 1% of previous levels.
The distribution of remaining traffic by ASN has shifted significantly since the shutdown was implemented.

radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir
radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dat...

gijn.org GIJN and iMEdD Partner for Second Introduction to Investigative Journalism Training Course

⚠️ Últimos dias de inscrição! A GIJN e a iMEdD unem-se novamente para oferecer um programa exclusivo de 10 semanas, desenvolvido para jornalistas e repórteres com pouca ou nenhuma experiência em jornalismo investigativo.

🗓️ Prazo: 6 de março

Mais:

Horrific news from Iraq where feminist activist and human rights defender Yanar Mohammed, co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), has been assassinated by gunmen outside of her home just days after returning from Canada.

Power issues impacting the AWS ME-SOUTH-1 region today are also visible in the @radar.cloudflare.com Cloud Observatory. Starting ~0500 UTC, shifts were visible in metrics including traffic, error rates, response header recieve times, and connection failures.

radar.cloudflare.com/cloud-observ...

Iran has now been largely offline for 18 hours, with an #Internet shutdown put into place following strikes by the US & Israel. However, small amounts of Web & DNS traffic are still getting through, and IPv4 routes remain available, suggesting some users and sites are allowlisted for access.

Internet connectivity in Iran is now in a near-complete shutdown, down about 98% vs the previous week. The disruption began around 07:00 UTC, following reports of military strikes — and in past incidents the government has responded with nationwide Internet shutdowns.

Cotton and coercion in Uzbekistan Five years ago Uzbekistan was celebrating international recognition of its eradication of state-sponsored forced labour – so why are farmers still complaining of coercion from the state today?

Cotton and coercion in #Uzbekistan

In her most recent Substack post, @joannalillis.bsky.social talks cotton and Uzbekistan, ending state-imposed forced labor and the continued risks farmers of cotton and wheat face in #Uzbeksitan's coercive production system.

open.substack.com/pub/joannali...

❗️Yesterday, #Gabon started blocking access to social media

We just published a report documenting the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube in Gabon based on OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/findings/340...

We thank community members in Gabon for contributing measurements 🙏

FOCI 2026 is happening on February 19th!

The goal of FOCI (Free and Open Communications on the Internet) is to bring together researchers, implementers, and activists working in the area of internet freedom.

Register here: foci.community

What does staying safe online actually look like for journalists? Here’s what they said.

Thanks to @manidunlop.bsky.social, @0xggus.bsky.social, Afia and Neville for taking the time to speak to us.

Informational visual in Sovereign Tech Agency design, headline: "Share Your Perspective" sub-headline: "on Open Standards" underneath a stock image in black and white, with words on a banner saying "We Hear you."

The Sovereign Tech Agency is exploring how to better support open source maintainers and contributors who are actively working on technology standards relevant to their open source infrastructure projects.

@opentechfund.bsky.social is accepting applications to join our Security Lab until March 16, 2026.

Learn more:
buff.ly/lzCjWZu

Citizen Lab senior researcher Bill Marczak served as a key witness in a UK ruling that ordered Saudi Arabia to pay £3M to Ghanem al-Masarir, a London-based dissident who was targeted with #Pegasus spyware.

Read the ruling: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/kb/2026...

Sorry for the disruption to our #DefCon #Tor .onion services.

There is a new version of c Tor out, so we are taking the opportunity to upgrade the server OS, related packages, and Tor applications.

Our onion sites and relay servers should be back up in a few hours!

More voices on why press freedom matters today. Thank you to those who keep accountability alive.

@gijn.org @0xggus.bsky.social

#GIJC2025 #FlokiNET #flokinetinterviews