Serbian Rector's Phone Was Infected with Spyware During Student Protests, Group Says
Researchers say Pegasus and NoviSpy hit 14 people as Serbia heads toward elections, including a university rector and a corruption prosecutor.
- On Monday, researchers from The Citizen Lab and the SHARE Foundation reported that Pegasus spyware infected the iPhone of University of Belgrade rector Vladan Djokic, while former prosecutor Rade Bajic received Apple warnings that his phone was targeted by "mercenary spyware."
- The incident is the latest in a series of surveillance operations against students, opposition politicians, and critics in Serbia, with researchers documenting at least 14 cases ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election.
- Bajic believes the targeting stems from his prosecution of government officials regarding a proposed $500 million hotel project involving Affinity Partners, a firm owned by Jared Kushner in Belgrade.
- Serbian officials have previously dismissed cyberespionage allegations, and the Interior Ministry did not return messages seeking comment, while NSO Group did not respond to inquiries regarding Pegasus misuse.
- These findings emerge amid a two-year student-led anti-corruption protest movement challenging the government, with the parliamentary election on Sunday intensifying concerns about electoral integrity.
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