Egyptian opposition politician hacked with Predator spyware, researchers confirm

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

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