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Investigative reporter at Bloomberg News. Email: ryan@rjgallagher.co.uk Signal/WhatsApp: +44 737-678-6842

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  1. Festet tweet
    7. nov. 2019

    How to contact me: • Signal/WhatsApp: +447376786842 • Email: ryan@rjgallagher.co.uk • SecureDrop: • PGP: • Snail mail: 133 Fountainbridge, Floor 7, Edinburgh, EH3 9QG All whistleblowers, sources, tips welcome. No PR pitches.

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  2. Retweetet
    25. aug.

    5pmET TODAY on the Lead w/ & me: on Biden & on hackers vs Belarus on 's failed pivot on DeSantis & masks on future of

    Angre
  3. Retweetet
    25. aug.

    | Hackers release data trove from Belarus in bid to overthrow Lukashenko Regime | |

    Angre
  4. Retweetet
    24. aug.

    A look at the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, a hacking group that has released a huge data trove, including from the government and police, to undermine Lukashenko ( / Bloomberg)

    Angre
  5. Retweetet
    24. aug.

    For , I spoke to ⁦⁩ about the possible implications of the recent hacktivist state data breaches in . Also, nerd dream to be quoted in the same piece with ⁦!

    Angre
  6. Retweetet
    24. aug.

    “If ever Lukashenko ends up facing prosecution in the International Criminal Court, for example, these records are going to be incredibly important,” said

    Angre
  7. 24. aug.
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  8. 24. aug.

    I spoke to about the hackers & she said she believes the way they are operating -- their sophistication, persistence & work with former police -- breaks new ground. "It's not something I've seen before except in the movies," she said.

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    Angre
  9. 24. aug.

    One of the defected police officers, a former lieutenant colonel of an anti-corruption unit, told me they are creating an “undercover Belarusian army" to challenge Lukashenko's hold on power.

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    Angre
  10. 24. aug.

    Moreover, in a fascinating development, the hackers are collaborating with former Belarusian police officers, who defected from the country last year, citing election fraud & violence against protesters.

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    Angre
  11. 24. aug.

    Now, the hackers told me in an interview, they are preparing to shut down Belarus government computers with malicious software they call "X-App" & are planning for a period that they say will combine computer sabotage with physical uprising on the streets.

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    Angre
  12. 24. aug.

    The Cyber Partisans are pretty bold: they told me they hacked Belarus's interior ministry by having someone in Belarus physically enter a govt facility & break into a computer network there, leaving a backdoor that was further exploited by a team operating remotely.

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    Angre
  13. 24. aug.

    Data obtained by the hackers could be of major significance in the long-term, according to experts, bolstering international efforts to sanction Lukashenko & his subordinates, as the trove provides evidence of officials ordering beatings of citizens during last year's protests:

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    Angre
  14. 24. aug.

    They also obtained - mortality statistics indicating that thousands more people in Belarus died from Covid-19 than the govt has publicly acknowledged - video footage from police drones & detention centers - And they've hacked & sabotaged 240+ surveillance cameras in Belarus

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    Angre
  15. 24. aug.

    The group has penetrated some of the most secret govt databases in the country, obtaining: - a huge trove of recordings from a govt wiretapping system that intercepts phone calls - personal info on top govt officials & spies - a list of informants who reported activists to police

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    Angre
  16. 24. aug.

    Wrote about an extraordinary ongoing hacking campaign in Belarus by a group called the "Cyber Partisans", which has breached dozens of police & government databases in recent months in a bid to expose wrongdoing & overthrow the Lukashenko regime

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    Angre
  17. 18. aug.

    With the Taliban now in control of Afghanistan it's worth considering what will happen now to the internet censorship & surveillance technology companies like provided the country in recent years; there's huge scope for abuse

    Angre
  18. 18. aug.

    Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs

    Angre
  19. 3. aug.

    My team at is recruiting a reporter based in DC, a great opportunity for somebody who wants to do aggressive reporting & investigations on the cybersecurity beat:

    Angre
  20. 3. aug.

    If anybody out there is currently recruiting an archivist, Talya is one of the best in the business & looking for work in NYC:

    Angre
  21. 3. aug.

    US consultancy firm Berkeley Research Group lined up to take control of private equity fund that owns Israeli spyware maker NSO Group

    Angre

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