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I Was Hacked. The Spyware Used Against Me Makes Us All Vulnerable.

Posted on October 24, 2021 by pogowasright.org

Ben Hubbard reports:

In Mexico, the government hacked the cellphones of journalists and activists. Saudi Arabia has broken into the phones of dissidents at home and abroad, sending some to prison. The ruler of Dubai hacked the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers.

So perhaps I should not have been surprised when I learned recently that I, too, had been hacked.

Read more on The New York Times.

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