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Spyware Installed on Kenyan Filmmakers Phones in Police Custody

ID: 5d7b47c8-873e-54c0-9bab-09a0d3c3a14b

STIX ID: report--5d7b47c8-873e-54c0-9bab-09a0d3c3a14b

Feed Name: The Citizen Lab

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-09-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Alyson Bruce

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Citizen Lab researcher John Scott-Railton confirmed that FlexiSPY spyware was installed on two Kenyan filmmakers’ phones while the devices were held in police custody, allowing operators covert access to private data and information related to their journalism. The report, referenced by the Committee to Protect Journalists, documents targeted surveillance using commercial spyware.

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