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Cellebrite UFED

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 9617 Report
Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

2024-12-16

Serbian authorities allegedly used Cellebrite’s AI-powered forensic tools to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones without consent. They reportedly then installed NoviSpy, a newly discovered spyware. That then purportedly allowed covert data extraction, remote microphone and camera activation, and surveillance. Amnesty International uncovered forensic evidence linking Serbia’s Security Information Agency (BIA) to these attacks. Cellebrite halted sales to Serbia after the report.

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Serbian Security Information Agency (BIA)

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Serbian police

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Government of Serbia

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Cellebrite

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Slaviša Milanov

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Nikola Ristić

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Krokodil

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Journalists in Serbia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Human rights defenders in Serbia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Environmental activists in Serbia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Dissidents in Serbia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Civil society organizations in Serbia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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Zero-day exploits on Android

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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NoviSpy

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 961
    7 Reports

    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

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