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Egyptian opposition politician hacked with Predator spyware, researchers confirm (therecord.media)
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The phone of Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed Eltantawy was recently targeted with Predator spyware, in a campaign that researchers at the digital forensics organization Citizen Lab believe was carried out with the knowledge of the Egyptian government.

Along with Google’s Threat Analysis Group, the University of Toronto-affiliated Citizen Lab published the results of the investigation on Friday, saying Eltantawy was targeted with spyware between May and September of this year. Three zero-day vulnerabilities patched by Apple on Thursday were exploited in the attacks.

The attempted surveillance began after Eltantawy, a former member of Parliament, announced that he would run for president in March, the report said. Twelve members of his family and his supporters have been arrested.

The Egyptian online news outlet Mada Masr first reported the hacks on September 14, and the researchers released the results of their investigation more than a week later.

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