Pegasus targeted Serbian professor; prosecutor got spyware alert
Original title: Serbian Prosecutor Who Investigated Belgrade Trump Tower Project ‘Targeted with Spyware’
Citizen Lab reports at least 15 Pegasus targeting cases before Serbia’s October 25 elections.
Citizen Lab and the SHARE Foundation say they found with high confidence that University of Belgrade rector Vladan Đokić was hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2026. Prosecutor Rade Bajić, who investigated a failed Belgrade tower project linked to the Trumps, received an Apple threat notification, described as a high-confidence indicator of mercenary-spyware targeting. The findings follow an earlier confirmed infection of a Serbian student activist’s device. Investigations are ongoing.
Unconfirmed: Bajić’s infection is not confirmed, and Citizen Lab says investigations into both cases are ongoing.
- At least 15 Pegasus targeting cases were identified ahead of the October 25 elections.
- Đokić is a prominent supporter of Serbia’s student movement.
- Bajić’s case rests on an Apple notification rather than a confirmed infection.
- Citizen Lab published the related research on October 19, 2026.
Impact: Devices of Serbian public figures targeted with mercenary spyware
- Malware
- Pegasus
- Organizations
- Citizen LabSHARE Foundation
- Countries
- Serbia
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