Pegasus infected another Serbian opposition figure, researchers say
Original title: Two more Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, researchers say
Citizen Lab confirmed a Belgrade rector’s infection this year; a prosecutor’s phone is still being analyzed.
The Citizen Lab said Monday that University of Belgrade rector Vladan Đokić’s phone was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus sometime this year. Đokić has backed student protests calling for former president Aleksandar Vučić’s permanent removal from government ahead of October 25 elections. Prosecutor Rade Bajić, who received an Apple threat notification in August, is a second suspected victim whose device is still under analysis. SHARE Foundation, Citizen Lab and Amnesty International have so far found at least 15 people targeted with advanced spyware in 2026, according to a SHARE press release. NSO and the Serbian embassy in Washington did not comment.
Unconfirmed: Bajić’s device is still being analyzed, and his claim that the attack was solely over the Trump Tower case is his account.
- Apple notifications are described as high-confidence indicators of commercial spyware targeting.
- Serbian authorities raided Đokić’s offices and seized computers and servers in late March.
- Bajić says his role in a failed Belgrade Trump Tower case was the sole reason for the attack.
- Student anti-corruption protests have continued in Belgrade since November 2024.
Impact: Pegasus spyware infection of an opposition figure’s phone
- Malware
- Pegasus
- Victims
- University of Belgrade
- Organizations
- Citizen LabSHARE FoundationAmnesty International
- Countries
- Serbia
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3 min read at therecord.mediaA phone belonging to the rector of the University of Belgrade was discovered to have been infected with Pegasus spyware, the latest in a series of such discoveries in the lead-up to Serbia's national elections.
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