Two investigative journalists in Serbia were targeted with advanced commercial spyware last month, Amnesty International said Thursday. The journalists, who work for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), were targeted with the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to a press release. Both received unusual messages on the Viber messaging app from a number they didn’t know and was later determined to be tied to the state-telecommunications operator, Amnesty said. The journalists brought their phones to the Amnesty International Security Lab, which says it confirmed they were targeted with spyware.
Two Serbian journalists reportedly targeted with Pegasus spyware (Suzanne Smalley, The Record)
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