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2023-09-24
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Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware after announcing presidential bid
- Egyptian authorities likely behind the attempted hack
- Spyware exploit chain sent to politician's phone via SMS and WhatsApp links
- Predator spyware turns smartphone into remote eavesdropping device
- Cooperation from Vodafone Egypt suspected
- Citizen Lab previously identified Egypt as a customer of Predator's maker, Cytrox
- Incumbent President el-Sissi accused of crackdown on political opposition
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Egypt
spyware
Hacking
political opposition