Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻
Lawyer working on human rights, technology, spyware, litigation, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Currently Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now. Formerly OSINT investigator and prosecutor.
- Russian authorities imposed a wide scale mobile #internetshutdowns 🛜 in 30+ regions of Russia during the WWII Victory Day celebrations. Here is the statement from the #KeepItOn coalition www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- NSO to pay almost 168 million in damages! Congrats to WhatsApp on this historic (yes, historic) jury verdict against NSO Group! This is also a win for all the researchers, advocates & victims who have been tirelessly exposing NSO's abuses & advocating for justice! www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Here is a screenshot the hacker provided of their access to TeleMessage's systems. This was a list of Customs and Border Protection officials. I called a bunch of them, confirmed the numbers do belong to CBP officials www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Here is an example of a message that was obtained by the hacker. There are Signal group chats too. This is the risk of archiving systems: they're no longer end-to-end encrypted. It introduces massive new risk www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked 🔗 www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
- Spoke to @suzannesmalley.bsky.social @therecordmedia.bsky.social about the high stakes of the ongoing WhatsApp v NSO trial. After spending the past decade profiting from human rights abuses & undermining digital security, NSO may finally have to pay big damages. therecord.media/nso-whatsapp...
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- Spoke to @timstarks.bsky.social from @cyberscoop.bsky.social about the latest WhatsApp v NSO ruling. Judge Hamilton's decision protects NSO's civil society victims from re-victimization and future attacks against their privacy, reputation, and character. cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-nso...
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- In the latest blow to #NSO in the WhatsApp case, the judge ruled that NSO can't argue at trial that their clients used Pegasus to investigate terrorism & other crimes while also not disclosing anything about these clients & their investigations. NSO can't eat their cake & have it too!
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk. Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
- Reminder ☝️ When Putin couldn’t run for President for the 3rd consecutive term, he appointed Medvedev to run & made himself the PM. Then they swapped roles after 1 term & changed the Constitution to allow Putin to serve till 2036. It didn’t happen overnight… www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...
- Please consider supporting Mediazona, a major source of independent information about political repression in Russia and the war in Ukraine.
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- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻It's never a bad time to take a look at your online accounts and see if you spot a weird device or login. We have a comprehensive guide on how to check if your Gmail, Apple ID, Facebook, IG, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, etc have been hacked. techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/h...
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- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Signal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats. Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences.
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption. Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...
- This is going beyond even what autocracies like Russia are doing www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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- This is what journalists and other civil society actors are facing for exposing powerful hacking companies. Sending solidarity and support to @raphae.li www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
- Zelensky is not a “perfect” president (no one is), but the fact that he has bravely stayed with his people during Russia’s full scale invasion & has been fighting for Ukraine’s freedom against all odds for 3 years deserves huge respect. NOT whatever this was…
- Reposted by Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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- Today was the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. While somehow it became “fashionable” to forget, diminish & dismiss the suffering & sacrifices of the Ukrainian people, as a Russian-American and as a human being, I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦
- Excited to welcome everyone at #RightsCon2025 in Taipei this coming week! Check out some of my sessions held online and in person
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- I believe that one of the biggest reasons why the world is such a mess right now is because we have collectively normalized the dehumanization of people we see as enemies. Stopping the dehumanization cycle and recognizing our shared humanity is the only way forward.
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- The WhatsApp #Paragon story just gets worse! The first known victim of this spyware is an Italian news editor who published a major exposé last year about members of Meloni’s far-right party’s youth wing engaging in “fascist chants, Nazi salutes, and antisemitic rants.”
- WhatsApp has sent a cease-and-desist letter to #Paragon following the spyware attack on the messaging platforms’ users. We need more actions like these by tech platforms to protect their users’ privacy and security. More from @raphae.li @reuters.com about this.
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- NEW: WhatsApp notifies civil society victims that they were targeted with #Paragon spyware. This highlights the fundamental problem with the commercial spyware industry being unable to police itself. We need regulation and accountability now! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Eastern Europe rights groups were urging Americans to vote & take the threat of authoritarianism seriously. Now unfortunately they are not available because they are busy surviving till next month due to US funding stop order.
- Human rights orgs & independent media that risk their lives defending human rights & democracy are currently in a “survival mode” due to Trump’s Stop Order. Some may not survive. Funders who are not affected by this - now is your time to step forward & offer emergency assistance.
- UPDATE: The date of the WhatsApp v NSO trial on damages has been pushed to April 28, 2025 due to California wildfires.
- The court just handed WhatsApp a major win in the case against NSO Group ⚖️ 🎉 NSO was found liable under federal #CFAA & state law for #Pegasus hacking through WhatsApp's servers. As a lawyer working on surveillance, let me break down the ruling 🧵 1/ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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- The court just handed WhatsApp a major win in the case against NSO Group ⚖️ 🎉 NSO was found liable under federal #CFAA & state law for #Pegasus hacking through WhatsApp's servers. As a lawyer working on surveillance, let me break down the ruling 🧵 1/ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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- Spoke to @lorenzofb.bsky.social from @techcrunch.com about the importance of protecting Apple’s security infrastructure and the game changing features like Threat Notifications + Lockdown Mode. These features keep civil society alert and protected against sophisticated spyware attacks.
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