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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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!
- 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.
- This is going beyond even what autocracies like Russia are doing www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
- 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…
- Tens of thousands of Ukrainians lost their lives fighting 🇷🇺’s aggression. Hundreds of Russians are in jail, some like Aleksey Navalny & Boris Nemtzov have been killed for opposing Putin. Hundreds of thousands are in exile. This is NOT the time for US to play these cruel games.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.”
- Read the full story by @theguardian.com here www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- 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.
- 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...
- If you received a WhatsApp spyware notification or worried you may be targeted, read this helpful resource from the company: faq.whatsapp.com/641700318302674
- If you are a member of civil society (journalist, activist, human rights defender, etc.), you can contact Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline for technical support. www.accessnow.org/help/
- 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.
- If you are funder that has emergency funds available for human rights &/or media organizations, feel free to reach out.
- 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...
- 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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View full thread7/ We at Access Now & partners w/help from Farella Brown submitted amicus brief during the appeal stage. Our brief featured testimonies of courageous #Pegasus targets from #Morocco, #India, #Rwanda & #Togo This win also belongs to them & other victims www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- 8/ The wheels of justice are slow, but the period of impunity for spyware purveyors & abusers is winding down & I believe they will face justice for undermining our security & human rights. Read more by @suzannesmalley.bsky.social from @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/judge-rules-...
- 5/ Since the court found NSO liable, all that remains to be decided at trial is how much should NSO pay to WhatsApp - the damages. The WhatsApp v NSO Jury Trial is scheduled to begin on March 3, 2025 at 8:30am in Oakland, CA. This will be a case to watch!
- 3/ Second, the court found that NSO violated CDAFA. It is similar to #CFAA but requires that defendant specifically targets California servers. As NSO failed to provide Pegasus source code relevant to establishing this claim, the court ruled in favor of WhatsApp as an evidentiary sanction.
- 4/ Third, the court ruled that NSO breached the contract with WhatsApp by violating Terms of Service. WhatsApp’s ToS prohibit, among other things, sending harmful code, collecting users' info & using the app for illegal purposes. Which is exactly what NSO did through Pegasus hacking!
- 2/ First, the court ruled that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act #CFAA by sending messages through WhatsApp servers to hack users with Pegasus. NSO argued that because they had WhatsApp accounts, they were authorized to use them as they wanted (incl. hacking). Court did not buy it
- 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.
- At least for Meta, this is an official policy to reduce the amount of political content in people’s feeds. So Russian independent media, for example, that cover the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia, would get less visibility on Meta platforms. about.fb.com/news/2021/02...
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- Congrats Chris!! @propublica.org is lucky to have you!
- Watch out for your wi-fi www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11...
- Так ну когда уже твитерские сюда начнут переходить? Хоть заманить Принцессу Бугульму как то
- Thai Civil Court ruled in favor of Pegasus maker NSO Group today due to the plaintiff not presenting sufficient evidence of phone compromise www.ilaw.or.th/articles/48120
- Well here I am, hoping this place will be less toxic than the other one! Follow me for digital rights, law and technology, spyware and hacking investigations, litigation, Russia and Eastern Europe content
