Russia's FSB Uncovers Spyware on Senior Officials' Phones, Opens 1 Criminal Case

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 2

Russia's Federal Security Service said it uncovered a large-scale operation in which foreign intelligence agencies implanted spyware on senior officials' mobile phones.
The FSB said the malware enabled covert, unauthorized extraction of various types of information from the targeted devices.
1 criminal case has been opened to investigate the alleged espionage campaign, signaling Russia is treating the breach as a major counterintelligence incident.

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