Police and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journalists, environmental campaigners and civil rights activists, according to a report.
The report shows how mobile forensic products from the Israeli firm Cellebrite are used to unlock and extract data from individuals’ mobile devices, which are being infected with a new Android spyware system, NoviSpy.
Israel sells surveillance software to everyone. That’s probably their main source foreign currency besides the worst hummus at any grocery.
This isn’t anti-semitism, for the record. I’m criticizing Israel’s IT sector, specifically (and Sabra), for being too focused on selling zero-day exploits to police and spy agencies. It’s despicable and needs to be stopped or we’re all worse off. All zero-day viruses discovered by any government agency should be reported immediately to the company. Especially in a “democracy.” But especially in a democracy.
Here’s a source for visualizing Israel’s exports, ranked by value
I never in a million years would have guessed Israel’s chief export was diamonds…
It’s true, Sabra’s zero-day exploits must be stopped!