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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · Sep 9

Read our new report The Internet Coup.

The Great Firewall Export investigation is a joint collaboration with @amnesty.org, @papertrailmedia.de, @justiceformyanmar.org, @theglobeandmail.com,
@ftm.eu, @derstandard.at and @torproject.org

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The Internet Coup: A Technical Analysis on How a Chinese Company is Exporting The Great Firewall to Autocratic Regimes - InterSecLab

This research reveals groundbreaking findings on how Geedge Networks is selling an extensive suite of next-generation digital repression tools to client governments around the world.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 9d

Interestingly, Geedge is developing the rules of censorship for and with the client governments. A list found inside the leak contains 281 applications to be blocked. Among them are VPNs, Tor/Orbot, the tool Psiphon, and – depending on the country – also messengers like Signal and Whatsapp.

The Internet Coup: A Technical Analysis on How a Chinese Company is Exporting The Great Firewall to Autocratic Regimes | InterSecLab

This research reveals groundbreaking findings on how Geedge Networks is selling an extensive suite of next-generation digital repression tools to client governments around the world.

interseclab.org

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Reporter ohne Grenzen @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de · 12d

Am Dienstag, dem 30. September, laden @amnesty.de und @hauberlin.bsky.social zum Event „Digital Surveillance: How States Are Spying on the Resistance“. Mehr Infos und Tickets zur Paneldiskussion: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pde...

Amnesty International

Digital Surveillance: How States Are Spying on the Resistance

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Lena Rohrbach @artepovera.bsky.social · 13d

Registration:

www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme...

Workshops and Digital Security Clinic for Civil Society (drop in) are free!

If you cannot afford the evening panel ticket (8 Euro) but would like to join, reach out to me or @chorlitz.bsky.social.

Amnesty International

Digital Surveillance: How States Are Spying on the Resistance

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Lena Rohrbach @artepovera.bsky.social · 13d

Join us?

💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social

💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech

💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social

&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social

Weißer Text auf schwarzem Grund: Digital Surveillance: How States are Spying on the Resistance, mit Logos von HAU und Amnesty International

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 13d

Other provinces affected are Fujian and Jiangsu. The Geedge activity inside China shows high levels of trust that the company enjoyed by the Chinese government. The leak also indicates a close relation between Geedge and Mesalab, an academic research laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 13d

Previous research by the GFW Report already indicated the existence of provincial firewalls across China with different levels of surveillance and censorship. The Geedge leak confirms that. Xinjiang, the home of 11 million Uyghurs, seems to serve as a testing ground for Geedge's new features.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 15d

The unknown client: A24 is the codename for a client country we were not able to identify. Geedge’s naming convention suggests that the country starts with A and collaboration started in 2024. The implementation of Geedge tools at A24 has been in its early stages when the documents were leaked.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 15d

Some ISPs that collaborated with Geedge have received investment from Western institutions. Frontiir (Myanmar) has been supported by the governments of Denmark, Norway and the UK. Safaricom (Ethiopia) received investment from the World Bank Group and British International Investment, among others.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 15d

Complicity of Western companies: The Geedge suite relies on the DRM software “Sentinel HASP” to manage its subscriptions. This product is owned by the French aerospace and defense giant Thales Group. Thales confirmed the cooperation, but stated that Geedge does not rely on Sentinel to function.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 15d

The Tigray internet shutdown lasted 2 years and was one of the longest in history. It presumably enabled and concealed serious war crimes by hindering people to publish news on social media.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 15d

#TheInternetCoup: In Ethiopia, the Geedge suite have been in use in the same time period as the Tigray civil war took place. Geedge began operating in Ethiopia in 2021, one year before the Tigray ceasefire in 2022.

The Internet Coup: A Technical Analysis on How a Chinese Company is Exporting The Great Firewall to Autocratic Regimes | InterSecLab

This research reveals groundbreaking findings on how Geedge Networks is selling an extensive suite of next-generation digital repression tools to client governments around the world.

interseclab.org

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

We proudly want to present you our analysis of the stalkerware Celular007 that has been covered today by the Brazilian magazine Piauí.

revista piauí @revistapiaui.bsky.social · 20d

Como um programa para supervisionar crianças na internet virou um instrumento de espionagem ilegal ao alcance de qualquer um, usado até mesmo contra prefeitos
Por Allan de Abreu
piaui.folha.uol.com.br/aplicativo-e...

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

We advise you not to share the password for your phone and computer with anybody. This should be more normalized as a healthy practice among couples. If you feel you may be affected by stalking, we recommend you the following guide: interseclab.org/interseclab-...

InterSecLab collaborates on the campaign “Let’s talk about stalking and ex-lovers (and situationships too)” | InterSecLab

InterSecLab collaborates on the campaign “Let’s talk about stalking and ex-lovers (and situationships too)” InterSecLab was mentioned in an article […]

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

InterSecLab has conducted an in-depth analysis of the stalkerware: interseclab.org/research/unv...
Based on our research, we demand the authorities to effectively ban Celular007 and similar apps, to protect the privacy of all individuals.

Unveiling Celular 007: An In-Depth Analysis of the Brazilian Stalkerware and Strategies for Collective Protection | InterSecLab

Unveiling Celular 007 An In-Depth Analysis of Brazilian Stalkerware and Strategies for Collective Protection December 05, 2024 This report was […]

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

Celular007 can listen to calls, determine the location, read notifications and messages, access apps such as Whatsapp, Facebook or Instagram, and use the camera remotely. With these permissions, it turns the victim’s phone into an omni-present spy that accesses even the most intimate parts of life.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

Its 2-day trial period only requires an email address, and the website offers detailed instructions for non-technical users. Installation requires physical access to the victim’s device, though. Once installed, the app remains invisible and gains almost full control of the victim’s phone.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

After a hack of the company’s database, the extent of the stalking has become apparent: With over 100.000 phones infected only by Celular007, the app appears to be used in intimate relationships, against political enemies as well as by police officers. The Android app is easily accessible online.

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

We proudly want to present you our analysis of the stalkerware Celular007 that has been covered today by the Brazilian magazine Piauí @revistapiaui.bsky.social: piaui.folha.uol.com.br/aplicativo-e... (Portuguese)
Celular007 has been widely used for illegal spying, mostly in Brazil.

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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 21d

🔎 Exposing Digital Repression Together

Leak has exposed the dark role of Geedge Networks in enabling digital repression globally. Docs reviewed by ⬇️
@interseclab.bsky.social
@papertrailmedia.de
@amnesty.org
@theglobeandmail.com
@ftm.eu
@derstandard.at
@torproject.org

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Open Technology Fund @opentechfund.bsky.social · 20d

“This is very frightening,” @interseclab.bsky.social's Marla Rivera explained the technical details of new @opentechfund.bsky.social - supported research into Geedge Networks’ censorship and surveillance technologies to @wired.com.

WIRED @wired.com · Sep 9

Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa. www.wired.com/story/geedge...

Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

www.wired.com

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

Kazakhstan: vlast.kz/kz/novosti/6...

Казахстан приобрел у китайской компании технологии интернет-слежки, показало расследование InterSecLab - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть

Расследование InterSecLab, основанное на утечке 100 тыс. документов китайской частной компании Geedge Networks, показал, что компания заключила контракты с правительствами Казахстана, Эфиопии, Пакиста...

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

Myanmar: progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2025/09/09/r...

Report reveals how China’s Geedge Networks and Myanmar telecoms companies are enabling the illegal junta’s digital terror campaign - Progressive Voice

A new report published today exposes the significant collaboration between the illegal Myanmar military junta and Geedge Networks in implementing a commercial version of China’s “Great Firewall”, givi...

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

Chinese: chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/7211...

【CDT报告汇】InterSecLab：防火墙之父方滨兴旗下公司将最先进审查技术出口海外（外二篇）

本期CDT报告汇主要内容：大西洋理事会 (Atlantic Council) 联合荣鼎咨询公司发布报告，指台海战争将令全球经济损失至少3万亿美金；二、人权评量倡议组织发布2022年度人权指数报告，称中国人权状况堪忧；三、维吾尔人权项目表示，联合国难民署未能保护维吾尔难民

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InterSecLab @interseclab.bsky.social · 20d

We are glad to see that our research on the #GreatFirewallExport has raised a lot of interest, and has been covered by international media and on various social media platforms, including in the countries affected, such as Myanmar, Kazakhstan, and in the Chinese (diaspora) media! Some examples:

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Jurre van Bergen @jurrevanbergen.nl · 22d

Come hear @interseclab.bsky.social, @papertrailmedia.de and Amnesty talk about our latest investigation the Great Firewall Export in Berlin on 30 September! www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme...

Amnesty International

Digital Surveillance: How States Are Spying on the Resistance

www.hebbel-am-ufer.de

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