Unveiling Spyware & 0-Days Linked to Italy
Across Europe and beyond, governments — backed by private companies — are quietly deploying intrusive spyware and exploiting 0-days to monitor journalists, activists, and entire communities. Most of this happens in the dark, without transparency, oversight, or democratic debate. This session is an open call to everyone who refuses this model of surveillance: hackers, activists, journalists, researchers, and anyone working to expose abuse and protect the vulnerable. Together, we’ll share findings, map the ecosystem, connect struggles, and imagine practical tools for collective defense — including an open-access ebook and a webinar series for journalists and sources on how to stay safe. If you’ve encountered evidence, leaks, pressure, or outreach from companies producing trojans or 0-days — or if you’re working on related research — please reach out.
Anonymous conversations are always welcome. Solidarity first. ✊
An open discussion on surveillance, tech accountability & resistance:
Across Europe and beyond, governments — backed by private companies — are quietly deploying intrusive spyware and exploiting 0-days to monitor journalists, activists, and entire communities. Most of this happens in the dark, without transparency, oversight, or democratic debate.
This session is an open call to everyone who refuses this model of surveillance: hackers, activists, journalists, researchers, and anyone working to expose abuse and protect the vulnerable. Together, we’ll share findings, map the ecosystem, connect struggles, and imagine practical tools for collective defense — including an open-access ebook and a webinar series for journalists and sources on how to stay safe.
What we want to explore together:
- Spyware and 0-days currently used in Italy (Paragon) — and the routes through which they spread
- Italian-made surveillance tech exported across Europe and the Global South
- The surveillance industry’s opacity: vendors, brokers, middlemen, secret deals
- Digital threats faced by journalists, activists, and communities — and how to fight back
- Opportunities for shared investigations, transnational resistance, and long-term alliances
A new year-long investigation will examine how spyware is deployed against journalists and activists in Italy, how it is used in everyday policing, and how tools like Paragon — as well as Italian-made spyware and 0-days — may be circulating across borders.
Link to the project:
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/project/detail/so/unveiling-spyware-0day-used-or-made-in-italy-e0
If you’ve encountered evidence, leaks, pressure, or outreach from companies producing trojans or 0-days — or if you’re working on related research — please reach out. Anonymous conversations are always welcome. Solidarity first. ✊
Contact:
Matrix: @rositarijtano:matrix.org
Signal: rositarijtano.87
Email: rositarijtano@gmail.com
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