More than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware

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How it spread - 10 original reports

1. Wed, 2 September 2026

   3 reports
   • Le Monde (France)15:00
     En Serbie, l’opposition ciblée par le logiciel espion Pegasus

     Une douzaine de personnes, dont un parlementaire et des étudiants participant au mouvement de protestation contre le pouvoir, ont reçu une notification suggérant qu’elles avaient été visées par le mouchard.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)16:21first to report
     Izraelski špijunski softver korišten za nadzor studenata i političara u Srbiji

     NAJMANJE 14 aktivista i političara u Srbiji bilo je meta špijunskog softvera poput Pegasusa uoči lokalnih izbora. Napadi su otkriveni u kolovozu, a ciljali su studente i oporbu.

   • N1 Info (Croatia)16:38
     Velika afera u Srbiji: Studenti, aktivisti i oporbeni političari bili na meti špijunskog softvera

     Najmanje 14 osoba iz civilnog društva diljem Srbije bilo je na meti naprednog špijunskog softvera uoči lokalnih izbora u ožujku, objavila je u srijedu

2. Thu, 3 September 2026

   6 reports
   • 24sata (Croatia)09:15
     Napad na studente i opoziciju u Srbiji! Špijuniralo ih zloglasnim programima: Stiglo je izvješće...

     Analiza je pokazala da je najmanje jedan uređaj bio zaražen zloglasnim špijunskim softverom Pegasus, koji proizvodi izraelska tvrtka NSO Group...

   • Japan Times11:37
     More than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware

     The incident offers a window into the use of powerful and invasive spyware aimed at students and political opposition members amid contentious elections.

   • Balkan Insight15:54
     Serbian Authorities Deny Spyware Attacks on Student Protesters, Activists

     Serbia's intelligence agency and President Aleksandar Vucic dismiss claims that student activists and government critics have been targeted with spyware attacks, calling the allegation 'trivial sensationalism'.

   • The Guardian World17:48
     Serbians targeted with spyware in country’s ‘largest documented wave of surveillance’

     Student protesters among those hacked, says digital rights group, though Aleksandar Vučić’s government denies spying At least 14 people from across Serbian civil society were targeted with advanced spyware earlier this year in what the digital rights group Share Foundation said was the largest documented ​wave of such infection in Serbia to date. The wave of spyware infections was discovered in August after Apple notified people in 110 ⁠countries that they had probably been victims ⁠of...

   • Index.hr (Croatia)18:44
     Aktivisti i studenti u Srbiji bili meta špijunskog softvera. Vlast sve odbacuje

     NAJMANJE 14 osoba iz civilnog društva u Srbiji, uključujući studente, bilo je na meti špijunskog softvera Pegasus. Vlada negira optužbe, a napadi su se dogodili uoči izbora.

   • iRozhlas (Czechia)19:12
     Srbsko řeší největší kyberšpionáž v zemi. ‚Jako by měli váš telefon v rukou,‘ říká oběť systému Pegasus

     Srbští studenti zapojení do protivládních protestů a opoziční politici podle středeční zprávy nadace Share čelili kyberšpionáži, píše server Bloomberg. Proti studentům měl být s vysokou pravděpodobností nasazen i izraelský Pegasus, a to před komunálními volbami v březnu. Srbský prezident tvrzení popřel. Po jeho červnovém oznámení o rezignaci Srbové stále čekají na termín předčasných voleb, ve kterých studentské hnutí poprvé bude mít kandidáty.

3. Fri, 4 September 2026

   1 report
   • tportal (Croatia)15:12
     Izraelski špijunski softver upao u mobitele Srba: U valu napada mete su i studenti

     Najmanje 14 osoba iz različitih dijelova srpskog civilnog društva bilo je početkom ove godine na meti naprednog špijunskog softvera. Zaklada za digitalna prava SHARE ocijenila je da je riječ o najvećem dosad dokumentiranom valu takvih napada u Srbiji