BelgradeApple’s alert exposed spyware on a dozen phones.
Activists in Serbia learned they were surveilled from a phone vendor, not a court.
Forensic analysis found Pegasus and NoviSpy-style malware on devices, sold to states as a licensed service.
A rights lawyer says Serbian law requires a court order that none exists.
How each outlet framed it
- Daily Maverick leans critical
- maps largest Serbian spyware wave to elections: Pegasus and NoviSpy targeting students, opposition MPs, activists with camera/microphone access
Sources: Daily Maverick