🎺 How did the Serbians utilize Israeli software – paid for by the Norwegians via the UN – to spy on Serbian journalists and activists? Because the Balkans are burning once again. And even though we might be used to that, this time something truly inexplicable happened. Not to be outdone by us, the Serbians got a Pegasus of their own. And „their own” is a key aspect of this whole story. Sources: 👂 Serbia: Authorities using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/12/serbia-a-digital-prison-spyware-and-cellebrite-used-on-journalists-and-activists/ 👀 Accelerate justice with Cellebrite. https://cellebrite.com/en/home/ 📲 Mobile Verification Toolkit https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/ 🔐 BFU and AFU Lock States https://blogs.dsu.edu/digforce/2023/08/23/bfu-and-afu-lock-states/ 🗄️ iPhones stored for forensic analysis unexpectedly reboot, causing problems for police https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/07/iphones-stored-for-forensic-analysis-unexpectedly-reboot-causing-problems-for-officials 🐊 KROKODILL. Engaging Words https://www.krokodil.rs/eng/ 🪤 Serbia: Civil society threatened by spyware https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2023/11/serbia-civil-society-threatened-by-spyware/ 👤 Spyware Targeting Against Serbian Civil Society https://citizenlab.ca/2023/11/serbia-civil-society-spyware/ ❗️Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack https://www.accessnow.org/spyware-attack-in-serbia/ 🚨 SPYWARE ATTACK ATTEMPTS ON MOBILE DEVICES OF MEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY DISCOVERED https://www.sharefoundation.info/en/spyware-attack-attempts-on-mobile-devices-of-members-of-civil-society-discovered/ 📑 Global/India: Apple notifications highlight the unabated threat of unlawful targeted surveillance https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/global-india-apple-notifications-highlight-the-unabated-threat-of-unlawful-targeted-surveillance/ 🇷🇸 Treasury Sanctions Official Linked to Corruption in Serbia https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1606 📣 BIA announcement 16.12.2024https://www.bia.gov.rs/mediji/saopstenja-za-javnost/saopstenje-bia-16-12-2024-godine/ 🧾 Cellebrite Statement About Amnesty International Report https://cellebrite.com/en/cellebrite-statement-about-amnesty-international-report/ Relevant xkcd: https://www.xkcd.com/850/ © All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, trademarks and brands does not imply endorsement. My socials: Instagram @mattchrobok https://www.instagram.com/mattchrobok/ Twixxer @ChrobokMatt https://twitter.com/ChrobokMatt Mastodon https://infosec.exchange/@mateuszchrobok LinkedIn @mateuszchrobok https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateuszchrobok/ TikTok @mattchrobok Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mattchrobok Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Arrest 02:14 Cellebreite 04:33 AFU vs BFU 08:48 Novispy 12:38 Attribution 15:24 Srbija 18:30 The Reaction 20:45 What To Do And How To Live? #Pegasus #Serbia #Surveillance #politics #NoviSpy