Following are some investigative reports describing various phishing campaigns targeting civil society around the world:
- March 29, 2012: Syrian Activists Targeted With Facebook Phishing Attack - EFF
- February 2, 2017: Nile Phish: Large-Scale Phishing Campaign Targeting Egyptian Civil Society - Citizen Lab
- February 14, 2017: Operation Kingphish: Uncovering a Campaign of Cyber Attacks against Civil Society in Qatar and Nepal - Amnesty International
- May 25, 2017: Tainted Leaks: Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus - Citizen Lab
- January 30, 2018: Spying on a Budget - Citizen Lab
- May 15, 2018: Human Rights Under Surveillance - Digital Threats Against Human Rights Defenders in Pakistan - Amnesty International
- December 19, 2018: When Best Practice Isn’t Good Enough: Large Campaigns of Phishing Attacks in Middle East and North Africa Target Privacy-Conscious Users - Amnesty International
- March 6, 2019: Phishing attacks using third-party applications against Egyptian civil society organizations - Amnesty International