Riccardo Coluccini
@orariccardo.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering hacking & surveillance | Signal +393519702612 | Wire: boter | Wickr: orariccardo | Keybase: riccardocoluccin | boter.eu
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Wherever there's spyware, there's always an Italian angle...
Interesting artefact in the uploaded JSKit code used by Intellexa from Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
"//TODO: va bene solo per ios 15 perchè l'exploit è uguale per tutte le version 15.0.x infatti se inferiore a 15.1 restituisce sempre 15.0" - some italian....
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
"//TODO: va bene solo per ios 15 perchè l'exploit è uguale per tutte le version 15.0.x infatti se inferiore a 15.1 restituisce sempre 15.0" - some italian....
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Intellexa’s Prolific Zero-Day Exploits Continue | Google Cloud Blog
Commercial surveillance vendor Intellexa continues to thrive and exploit mobile zero-day vulnerabilities.
cloud.google.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wherever there's spyware, there's always an Italian angle...
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Fanzinet è un grande archivio di fanzine italiane, raccolte e catalogate con cura. Il sito originale, in costante aggiornamento, lo trovi qui: www.paolopalmacci.it/capitmundi/f...
Qui un nostro esperimento: una copia completa con un visualizzatore alternativo
grafton9.net/fanzinet/
Qui un nostro esperimento: una copia completa con un visualizzatore alternativo
grafton9.net/fanzinet/
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fanzinet è un grande archivio di fanzine italiane, raccolte e catalogate con cura. Il sito originale, in costante aggiornamento, lo trovi qui: www.paolopalmacci.it/capitmundi/f...
Qui un nostro esperimento: una copia completa con un visualizzatore alternativo
grafton9.net/fanzinet/
Qui un nostro esperimento: una copia completa con un visualizzatore alternativo
grafton9.net/fanzinet/
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Omer Benjakob @haaretzcom.bsky.social found Israeli lawyers and businessmen with interests in Africa and the Gulf, & learnt that key players in the Israeli surveillance industry were also spied on www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
300 ישראלים במעקב: מי ריגל אחר סוחרי נשק, יצרני רוגלה וליאת בן־ארי
תחקיר בינלאומי בשיתוף "הארץ" חושף חברה אינדונזית המוכרת בלא פיקוח אמצעי מעקב מתקדמים, שמגיעים גם לידי גורמים פרטיים
www.haaretz.co.il
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Omer Benjakob @haaretzcom.bsky.social found Israeli lawyers and businessmen with interests in Africa and the Gulf, & learnt that key players in the Israeli surveillance industry were also spied on www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
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The list goes on. KRIK’s Bojana Jovanovic identified Serbian targets working in the energy industry
Međunarodno istraživanje „Tajne nadzora”: špijunskim softverom „Altamides” praćeni srpski biznismeni
Međunarodno novinarsko istraživanje „Tajne nadzora” predvođeno medijima Ligthouse Reports i Paper Trail Media, u kojem je učestvovao i KRIK, otkriva kako je softver „Altamides” kompanije „First Wap” i...
www.krik.rs
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The list goes on. KRIK’s Bojana Jovanovic identified Serbian targets working in the energy industry
oggi escono altre 3 storie su @irpimedia.eu che fanno parte dell'inchiesta #SurveillanceSecrets guidata da @lighthousereports.com e @papertrailmedia.de e permettono di esplorare altrettanti aspetti dei sistemi di localizzazione come Altamides irpimedia.irpi.eu/surveillance...
First Wap, la pioniera delle società di sorveglianza di cui non avete mai sentito parlare
Dal 2007 sfrutta vulnerabilità della rete telefonica per localizzare telefoni, registrare chiamate e dirottare il traffico internet. Tra le vittime il giornalista Nuzzi e un ex manager Eni. Un archivi...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
oggi escono altre 3 storie su @irpimedia.eu che fanno parte dell'inchiesta #SurveillanceSecrets guidata da @lighthousereports.com e @papertrailmedia.de e permettono di esplorare altrettanti aspetti dei sistemi di localizzazione come Altamides irpimedia.irpi.eu/surveillance...
#SurveillanceSecrets continua con le pubblicazioni. cosa ci fa un cluster di dipendenti della Red Bull tra i numeri delle vittime di Altamides, il software di localizzazione sviluppato da First Wap?
🔴NEW #SurveillanceSecrets: Über 20 Mitarbeiter:innen des Red Bull Media House wurden über Jahre illegal überwacht. Die Meisten sind Führungskräfte. Sie wurden hunderte Male lokalisiert - im Büro, im Urlaub, bei Familienbesuchen. Auf der ganzen Welt. Wer steckt dahinter?
Mitarbeiter des Red-Bull-Konzerns wurden illegal getrackt. Aber von wem?
Eine internationale Recherche deckt intensive Überwachungsaktivitäten im österreichischen Konzern auf. Die Betroffenen zeigen sich schockiert
www.derstandard.at
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#SurveillanceSecrets continua con le pubblicazioni. cosa ci fa un cluster di dipendenti della Red Bull tra i numeri delle vittime di Altamides, il software di localizzazione sviluppato da First Wap?
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People often ask what it's like behind the scenes at the world's top spy tech trade fair, ISS World. Turns out it's like this bsky.app/profile/ligh...
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
People often ask what it's like behind the scenes at the world's top spy tech trade fair, ISS World. Turns out it's like this bsky.app/profile/ligh...
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Surveillance Secrets svela le attività di First Wap, azienda attiva da circa 20 anni nel mondo della sorveglianza. Al centro dell’inchiesta c’è Altamides, il sistema in grado di localizzare un cellulare, intercettare telefonate e sms, clonare profili Whatsapp, monitorare il traffico internet.
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First Wap, la pioniera delle società di sorveglianza di cui non avete mai sentito parlare
Dal 2007 sfrutta vulnerabilità della rete telefonica per localizzare telefoni, registrare chiamate e dirottare il traffico internet. Tra le vittime il giornalista Nuzzi e un ex manager Eni. Un archivi...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Surveillance Secrets svela le attività di First Wap, azienda attiva da circa 20 anni nel mondo della sorveglianza. Al centro dell’inchiesta c’è Altamides, il sistema in grado di localizzare un cellulare, intercettare telefonate e sms, clonare profili Whatsapp, monitorare il traffico internet.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇
A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇
A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇
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EXCLUSIVE: Our friends at @lighthousereports.com obtained a secret data trove.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Our friends at @lighthousereports.com obtained a secret data trove.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
Se mesi fa su Google cercavi First Wap, azienda che fa prodotti di sorveglianza da circa 20 anni, trovavi poco—negli ultimi giorni nulla. Oggi con @lighthousereports.com @papertrailmedia.de @irpimedia.eu
e altri partner riveliamo tutto #SurveillanceSecrets www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
e altri partner riveliamo tutto #SurveillanceSecrets www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
www.lighthousereports.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Se mesi fa su Google cercavi First Wap, azienda che fa prodotti di sorveglianza da circa 20 anni, trovavi poco—negli ultimi giorni nulla. Oggi con @lighthousereports.com @papertrailmedia.de @irpimedia.eu
e altri partner riveliamo tutto #SurveillanceSecrets www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
e altri partner riveliamo tutto #SurveillanceSecrets www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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🔴 “Wir können dafür ins Gefängnis kommen”– dieser Satz steht im Zentrum einer spektakulären Recherche. Es geht um strafbare Sanktionsumgehung, einen Undercover-Einsatz, einen überwachten Vatikan-Reporter, prominente Opfer & Red Bull. Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
Überwachung: Massen-Missbrauch von Handyortung?
Neue Recherchen legen nahe: Mit Software einer Sicherheitsfirma unter deutsch-österreichischer Führung wurden jahrelang Tausende Handys geortet.
www.zdfheute.de
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🔴 “Wir können dafür ins Gefängnis kommen”– dieser Satz steht im Zentrum einer spektakulären Recherche. Es geht um strafbare Sanktionsumgehung, einen Undercover-Einsatz, einen überwachten Vatikan-Reporter, prominente Opfer & Red Bull. Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
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Selten eine so verrückte Recherche erlebt. Strafbare Sanktionsumgehung, ein Undercover-Einsatz, ein überwachter Vatikan-Reporter, prominente Opfer und, äh, Red Bull. Und der Satz: “Wir können dafür ins Gefängnis kommen”
Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Selten eine so verrückte Recherche erlebt. Strafbare Sanktionsumgehung, ein Undercover-Einsatz, ein überwachter Vatikan-Reporter, prominente Opfer und, äh, Red Bull. Und der Satz: “Wir können dafür ins Gefängnis kommen”
Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
Willkommen zu #SurveillanceSecrets
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L’amministratore delegato di Unicredit Andrea Orcel è l’ennesimo bersaglio dello spyware Paragon, scoperto da IrpiMedia e La Stampa. Ha ricevuto una notifica sul suo iPhone il 29 aprile insieme a un numero non precisato di altre vittime
Paragon colpisce ancora: anche l’ad di Unicredit tra i bersagli
Andrea Orcel ha ricevuto una notifica il 29 aprile da Apple, che aveva lavorato con Citizen Lab per identificare una vulnerabilità nella sua app di messaggistica. L’ad di Unicredit è un altro protagon...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
L’amministratore delegato di Unicredit Andrea Orcel è l’ennesimo bersaglio dello spyware Paragon, scoperto da IrpiMedia e La Stampa. Ha ricevuto una notifica sul suo iPhone il 29 aprile insieme a un numero non precisato di altre vittime
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NEW: ⚠️ Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit – one of 🇮🇹 Italy’s largest and most influential banking groups – was also targeted with Graphite #spyware by the Israeli firm #Paragon Solutions, according to @irpimedia.eu & @lastampa.bsky.social.
✍️ @faffa42.bsky.social
irpimedia.irpi.eu/paragon-colp...
✍️ @faffa42.bsky.social
irpimedia.irpi.eu/paragon-colp...
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
NEW: ⚠️ Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit – one of 🇮🇹 Italy’s largest and most influential banking groups – was also targeted with Graphite #spyware by the Israeli firm #Paragon Solutions, according to @irpimedia.eu & @lastampa.bsky.social.
✍️ @faffa42.bsky.social
irpimedia.irpi.eu/paragon-colp...
✍️ @faffa42.bsky.social
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Il 31 gennaio WhatsApp ha avvisato 90 utenti nel mondo di essere stati colpiti da uno spyware. Tra i numeri coinvolti ci sono quelli di attivisti come Luca Casarini e Beppe Caccia (Ong Mediterranea) e del giornalista Francesco Cancellato, direttore di @fanpage.it.web.brid.gy
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Anche Caltagirone tra i bersagli dello spyware di Paragon
L’imprenditore ha ricevuto un messaggio da Whatsapp il 31 gennaio, come altre 90 utenze in tutto il mondo. Da fine 2024, Caltagirone è al centro di un’importante operazione bancaria che coinvolge il g...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Il 31 gennaio WhatsApp ha avvisato 90 utenti nel mondo di essere stati colpiti da uno spyware. Tra i numeri coinvolti ci sono quelli di attivisti come Luca Casarini e Beppe Caccia (Ong Mediterranea) e del giornalista Francesco Cancellato, direttore di @fanpage.it.web.brid.gy
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NEW Prominent Italian businessman among the targets of Paragon spyware
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
Prominent Italian businessman also among the targets of Paragon spyware
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31, along with 90 other users around the world. Since the end of 2024, he has been at the center of a major banking operation invol...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
NEW Prominent Italian businessman among the targets of Paragon spyware
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
domani dalle 14.30 a Modena al DIG Festival parliamo dello stato dell’arte degli spyware in Italia: usati contro chi fa giornalismo dig-awards.org/eventi/scand...
In Italia si spiano i giornalisti: lo scandalo Paragon e i limiti della democrazia - DIG Festival
Con Francesco Cancellato, Riccardo Coluccini, John Scott-Railton, Ilia Siatitsa, Philip Di Salvo
dig-awards.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
domani dalle 14.30 a Modena al DIG Festival parliamo dello stato dell’arte degli spyware in Italia: usati contro chi fa giornalismo dig-awards.org/eventi/scand...
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Revealed: How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of tech billionaire Larry Ellison
We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Revealed: How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of tech billionaire Larry Ellison
We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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Glad to have got this over the line
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Glad to have got this over the line
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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A quattro manine con Lorenzo Bagnoli siamo usciti oggi con un’inchiesta su IrpiMedia che ha avuto una gestazione molto lunga. Che però ha portato a dei buonissimi (e insperati) frutti
irpimedia.irpi.eu/sorveglianze...
irpimedia.irpi.eu/sorveglianze...
Il governo vuole criminalizzare la lotta sociale
Il dl Sicurezza conclude un percorso cominciato da alcune inchieste giudiziarie anni fa. Bersagli primari: operatori delle ong, attivisti per il diritto alla casa e anarchici
irpimedia.irpi.eu
July 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A quattro manine con Lorenzo Bagnoli siamo usciti oggi con un’inchiesta su IrpiMedia che ha avuto una gestazione molto lunga. Che però ha portato a dei buonissimi (e insperati) frutti
irpimedia.irpi.eu/sorveglianze...
irpimedia.irpi.eu/sorveglianze...
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Il nuovo Decreto Sicurezza, approvato definitivamente lo scorso giugno, ha come obiettivo quello di criminalizzare le lotte sociali e il dissenso come strumento di azione politica
Il governo vuole criminalizzare la lotta sociale
Il dl Sicurezza conclude un percorso cominciato da alcune inchieste giudiziarie anni fa. Bersagli primari: operatori delle ong, attivisti per il diritto alla casa e anarchici
irpimedia.irpi.eu
July 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Il nuovo Decreto Sicurezza, approvato definitivamente lo scorso giugno, ha come obiettivo quello di criminalizzare le lotte sociali e il dissenso come strumento di azione politica
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NEW @citizenlab.ca report confirms the targeting of two more journalist with #Paragon spyware in the context of 🇮🇹
Details here: citizenlab.ca/2025/06/firs...
@billmarczak.org @jsrailton.bsky.social
Details here: citizenlab.ca/2025/06/firs...
@billmarczak.org @jsrailton.bsky.social
Graphite Caught: First Forensic Confirmation of Paragon’s iOS Mercenary Spyware Finds Journalists Targeted - The Citizen Lab
We conducted a forensic analysis of devices belonging to two journalists who were notified by Apple that they were targeted with advanced spyware.
citizenlab.ca
June 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
NEW @citizenlab.ca report confirms the targeting of two more journalist with #Paragon spyware in the context of 🇮🇹
Details here: citizenlab.ca/2025/06/firs...
@billmarczak.org @jsrailton.bsky.social
Details here: citizenlab.ca/2025/06/firs...
@billmarczak.org @jsrailton.bsky.social
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I’ve spent a lot of time investigating shitty AI cynically used to pursue vulnerable people in welfare systems. When I talk about this work, I invariably get asked: is it possible to make these systems fair?
June 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’ve spent a lot of time investigating shitty AI cynically used to pursue vulnerable people in welfare systems. When I talk about this work, I invariably get asked: is it possible to make these systems fair?