Mexican Mass Disappearance (Iguala 2014) Investigators Targeted by NSO (Israeli) Spyware

Razer g2s at riseup.net
Mon Jul 10 08:51:46 PDT 2017


McClatchy:

>
> Investigators say targets of high-tech spying in Mexico included an
> international group of experts sent to the country by the
> Inter-American Human Rights Commission.
>
> The spyware previously was directed at journalists, activists and
> opposition politicians in Mexico. But targeting foreign experts
> operating under the aegis of an international body marks an escalation
> of the scandal.
>
> A report released Monday by the internet watchdog group Citizen Lab
> found that someone sent emails with links to the spyware to the
> International Group of Independent Experts. Those experts had been
> critical of the government's investigation into the 2014 disappearance
> of 43 students from a rural teachers college in Guerrero state.
>
> The Israeli-made spyware is sold exclusively to governments. The
> Mexican government bought it, but it's not clear who used it.
>
> http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article160479914.html


Details @CitizenLab:
https://citizenlab.org/2017/07/mexico-disappearances-nso/



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