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Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing abuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

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60/100

Date Published: 2026-02-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Researchers at The Citizen Lab allege Kenyan and Jordanian authorities used Cellebrite phone-unlocking tools to break into activists’ phones and plant spyware, identifying a Cellebrite-linked application and digital certificates on victims’ devices as high-confidence indicators; Cellebrite’s public responses to these allegations have been inconsistent compared to prior customer suspensions.

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