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Pegasus Zero-Click Spyware Exploit Infects Serbian Student Movement Member's iPhone

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Pegasus Zero-Click Spyware Exploit Infects Serbian Student Movement Member's iPhone

Researchers from the Citizen Lab and SHARE Foundation identified Pegasus spyware on an iPhone belonging to a Serbian student protest movement member. The infection utilized an iMessage zero-click exploit, indicating targeted surveillance of activist networks.

Why it matters: Student activists and civil society organizations in Serbia face persistent spyware threats; practitioners should assess whether their organizations or networks are similarly targeted and review device security postures accordingly.

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Pegasus Zero-Click Spyware Exploit Infects Serbian Student Movement Member's iPhone

Researchers from the Citizen Lab and SHARE Foundation identified Pegasus spyware on an iPhone belonging to a Serbian student protest movement member. The infection utilized an iMessage zero-click exploit, indicating targeted surveillance of activist networks.

Why it matters: Student activists and civil society organizations in Serbia face persistent spyware threats; practitioners should assess whether their organizations or networks are similarly targeted and review device security postures accordingly.

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