Serbia Targets Students and Activists With Spyware

Financial Times reported that students and opposition activists in Serbia were targeted with spyware. Twelve of those targeted received notifications from Apple that their iPhones had been compromised. The revelations come as President Aleksandar Vučić prepares to hold parliamentary elections in October. The Financial Times tweet noted that Serbia’s student protest movement is expected to pose the biggest threat to the ruling party at that time. The article provides the details on the targeting of these individuals ahead of the elections.