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Palestinian Hackers Tricked Victims Into Installing iOS Spyware

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Dissent

Lily Hay Newman reports:

Hacking activity in the Gaza Strip and West Bank has ramped up in recent years as rival Palestinian political parties spar with each other, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, and Palestinian hackers increasingly establish themselves on the global stage. Now, Facebook has uncovered two digital espionage campaigns out of Palestine, active in 2019 and 2020, that exploited a range of devices and platforms, including unique spyware that targeted iOS.

Read more on Wired.


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