Russia says foreign agencies hacked officials phones with spyware
“did Russia says foreign intelligence agencies hacked senior officials' phones with spyware.”
Summary
Russia’s Federal Security Service announced that foreign intelligence agencies hacked the smartphones of senior Russian officials, installing spyware that turned the devices into covert surveillance tools. The agency made the accusation publicly, though it has not presented supporting evidence.
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Russia's domestic spy agency says it has uncovered a sprawling foreign espionage operation that allegedly turned the smartphones of senior Russian officials into pocket-sized surveillance devices, though it has so far offered little in the way of evidence. In a statement Tuesday, the Federal ...
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