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Serbian anti-government figures hit by spyware ahead of elections

Digital rights investigators report with high confidence that two prominent figures linked to Serbia's anti-government protest movement were targeted by spyware six days before parliamentary elections. The attack suggests state-linked surveillance or suppression of dissent, though attribution is not confirmed. This raises concerns about electoral integrity and political repression in Serbia.

Balkan Insight1 day agoRSengCredibility 39%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score6.0
Model confidence0.5
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.4

Intelligence Tags

#spyware#surveillance#elections#serbia#civil-society#cyberattack

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Serbia
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Part of 2 situations

activeCyberPolitics12h ago

Pegasus Spyware Targets Serbian Protest Leaders, Prosecutor Ahead of Elections

Multiple prominent Serbian critics, including the Belgrade University Rector and a prosecutor investigating a Trump-linked project, were targeted with advanced spyware, specifically Pegasus, weeks before parliamentary elections. This indicates state-sponsored surveillance against dissenting voices and judicial independence, with high confidence in the targeting but medium confidence in specific state attribution.

↑ escalating·5 signals·RS, US, ILScore 5.2
activeGeopoliticsCyberjust now

Serbia — 10 developments

→ stable·7 signals·RS, RU, US +2Score 5.0

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