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Espionage for repression: forensic analysis of a cross-border hack-for-hire campaign targeting civil society in MENA

Hack-for-hire: new report investigates hacking campaign against Egyptian journalists

8 Apr 2026

A new report  by Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline, Espionage for repression: forensic analysis of a cross-border hack-for-hire campaign targeting civil society in MENA, exposes a hack-for-hire campaign targeting two prominent Egyptian journalists and government critics, Mostafa Al-A’sar and Ahmed Eltantawy, through a series of spear-phishing attacks. 

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Hack-for-hire: new report investigates hacking campaign against Egyptian journalists
8 Apr 2026
Hack-for-hire: new report investigates hacking campaign against Egyptian journalists
Digital Safety Tips Activists MENA Region

دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا

4 Sep 2024

قامت أكساس ناو بإعداد هذا الدليل للأمن الرقمي بهدف تقديم الدعم للأشخاص في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا الذين يسعون لحماية أنفسهم من التهديدات الرقمية والبقاء آمنين على الإنترنت.

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دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
4 Sep 2024
دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
Africa Digital Safety Tips

Digital safety guide for LGBTQ+ activists in Africa

2 Jul 2024

Rising LGBTQ+ intolerance in many African countries drives digital repression of activists. This guide provides safety tips and resources for protecting against these threats.

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Digital safety guide for LGBTQ+ activists in Africa
2 Jul 2024
Digital safety guide for LGBTQ+ activists in Africa
Civil Society Pegasus Spyware

Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan

1 Feb 2024

Access Now launched the new investigation report on how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan.

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Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan
1 Feb 2024
Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan
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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack

28 Nov 2023

Access Now and our partners have discovered that civil society in Serbia have been targeted with invasive spyware technology. Here’s what we know.

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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
28 Nov 2023
Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
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Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic

13 Sep 2023

The publisher of Russian independent media org Meduza was hacked with NSO’s Pegasus spyware. As both Russia and Latvia are potential culprits, Access Now demands accountability and sanctions.

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Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic
13 Sep 2023
Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

25 May 2023

A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

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Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
25 May 2023
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
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End the impunity: police surveillance and hacking in India must be eradicated

17 Jun 2022

The Indian parliament and the judiciary must immediately initiate independent and transparent investigations into illegal hacking and surveillance. 

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End the impunity: police surveillance and hacking in India must be eradicated
17 Jun 2022
End the impunity: police surveillance and hacking in India must be eradicated
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Facing the consequences: Access Now welcomes legal action against NSO Group

5 Apr 2022

Access Now welcomes a lawsuit filed against NSO Group for facilitating unlawful surveillance of French-Palestinian human rights defender, Salah Hammour.

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Facing the consequences: Access Now welcomes legal action against NSO Group
5 Apr 2022
Facing the consequences: Access Now welcomes legal action against NSO Group
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Salvadoran journalists’ phones hacked with spyware, report finds

13 Jan 2022
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Salvadoran journalists’ phones hacked with spyware, report finds
13 Jan 2022
Salvadoran journalists’ phones hacked with spyware, report finds