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Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi appears before the Kahawa law court in Nairobi on July 21, 2025. Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was released on July 21, 2025 charged with illegal possession of ammunition, after the state decided not to bring terrorism charges following a wave of condemnation. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Citizen Lab links Cellebrite to the hacking of a Kenyan presidential candidate’s phone

The research lab says forensic evidence suggests the phone-cracking technology was used against Boniface Mwangi after his July arrest.
Jordanians wave the national flag and shout anti displacing Palestinian slogans during a protest over U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on Gaza on Feb. 7, 2025 in Amman, Jordan. The protest followed recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S. would “take over” and “own” Gaza after the end of the current war between Hamas and Israel, and that Palestinians in Gaza would leave for neighboring countries like Jordan and Egypt. (Photo by Jordan Pix/Getty Images)

Researchers find Jordan government used Cellebrite phone-cracking tech against activists

The incidents occurred amid Gaza protests and suggest human rights violations, Citizen Lab said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech standing in front of the monument “Fatherland, Valor, Honor” outside of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) in Moscow on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Unusually patient suspected Russian hackers pose as State Department in ‘sophisticated’ attacks on researchers

They weren’t in any hurry, according to Citizen Lab, and used an interesting attack vector. Google Threat Intelligence Group also provided details on the attacks.
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