A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after he was detained earlier this year.
The findings come as part of a collaborative investigation by First Department and the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.
“The spyware placed on his device allows the operator to track a target device’s A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after he was detained earlier this year.
The findings come as part of a collaborative investigation by First Department and the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.
“The spyware placed on his device allows the operator to track a target device’s
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