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Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with spyware, report finds

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Dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophisticated spyware. Spokeswoman for President Nayib Bukele said the government does not have licenses to use this type of software. Twenty-two of those targeted work for the independent news site El Faro, which during the period of hacking was working on stories related to gangs.

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BBC News

El Salvador journalists and activists hacked with spyware, report says

Those targeted include Carlos Martínez, who wrote about alleged talks between the government and gangs.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Pegasus spyware used in ‘jaw-dropping’ phone hacks on El Salvador journalists

Citizen Lab finds that hacking of 35 journalists and civil society activists coincided with their investigations into allegations that President Nayib Bukele was negotiating a pact with gangs

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Dozens of El Salvador journalists, activists hacked: report

Dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophisticated spyware over the past year and a half, an internet watchdog said Wednesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with spyware, report finds

By Sarah Kinosian SAN SALVADOR - The cell phones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, have been hacked since mid-2020 and implanted with sophisticated spyware typically available only to governments and law enforcement, a Canadian research institute said it has found. The alleged hacks, which came

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Canada's Citizen Lab says dozens of journalists, activists in El Salvador targeted by spyware

Canadian research institute Citizen lab says the cellphones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, were hacked and implanted with sophisticated spyware typically available only to governments and law enforcement

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Report: Dozens of El Salvador journalists, activists hacked

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophisticated spyware over the past year and a half, an internet watchdog said Wednesday.

2 years ago·United States

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