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Russian authorities used Cellebrite phone-hacking tools despite company's claim it cut ties with Putin's government

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

9d ago· 5 min readenNews

technology security politics surveillance

Summary

A new report reveals that Russian authorities hacked the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology from Israeli forensics firm Cellebrite — despite the company having previously stated it had cut ties with Putin's government agencies. The case raises fresh questions about whether Western tech companies can truly control how their tools are used once sold to governments around the world.

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Russian authorities hacked into the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology made by forensics firm Cellebrite

The case is a cautionary tale for any technology company that sells to governments

even after the company had said it cut ties with Putin's government agencies

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Security researchers found evidence that Russian authorities hacked the iPhone of a political opponent using a phone-unlocking device made by Cellebrite, even after the company said it would stop selling to Putin’s government.

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