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Russian dissident's iPhone was reportedly accessed with Israeli forensic tools
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67% right-leaningFirst reported by Calcalist · 22 hours ago
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What happened
Citizen Lab says Cellebrite forensic tools were used to access the iPhone of Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov while it was in Russian custody. Cellebrite says any post-March 2021 use in Russia was unauthorized, but the researchers argue the company failed to protect human rights.
- 01Citizen Lab says Cellebrite tools were used against Andrey Pivovarov’s seized iPhone.
- 02The break-in happened on June 17, 2021, after Cellebrite said it left Russia.
- 03Russian records allegedly show access to WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber.
- 04Investigators also failed repeatedly to crack Pivovarov’s encrypted MacBook.
- 05Cellebrite calls any post-March 2021 Russian use unauthorized.
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