NoviSpy Spyware Found on Journalist's Phone After Cellebrite Use
/ 1 min read
📸🕵️♀️ New spyware NoviSpy compromises Serbian journalist’s phone, raising privacy concerns. A report by Amnesty International reveals that Serbian journalist Slaviša Milanov’s phone was first unlocked using Cellebrite technology and then infected with a previously undocumented spyware called NoviSpy. This spyware can capture sensitive data, activate the phone’s microphone and camera, and exfiltrate information. The installation reportedly occurred while Milanov was detained by Serbian police in early 2024. Other targets included activists from various movements. Amnesty highlighted the alarming combination of invasive technologies used for surveillance, while Serbia’s police denied the report’s accuracy. The findings also uncovered a zero-day exploit linked to Cellebrite’s forensic tools, prompting calls for action against the misuse of commercial surveillance technologies in Europe.
