Serbians targeted with spyware in country’s ‘largest documented wave of surveillance’

Serbian authorities are denying involvement in what a digital rights group says is the largest documented wave of spyware attacks in the country's history, with at least 14 members of civil society — including student protesters — infected with advanced surveillance software earlier this year. The Share Foundation revealed the findings after Apple alerted potential victims across 110 countries that they had likely been targeted by mercenary spyware, a tool typically associated with state actors and expensive commercial surveillance programs. The revelations have intensified scrutiny of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić's government, which has faced growing criticism over its handling of dissent and press freedom in recent years.

Student protesters among those hacked, says digital rights group, though Aleksandar Vučić’s government denies spyingAt least 14 people from across Serbian civil society were targeted with advanced spyware earlier this year in what the digital rights group Share Foundation said was the largest documented ​wave of such infection in Serbia to date.The wave of spyware infections was discovered in August after Apple notified people in 110 ⁠countries that they had probably been victims ⁠of mercenary spyware. Continue reading...