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Russia Used Cellebrite on Jailed Activist's iPhone Months After Sales Cutoff

AI synthesis Russian authorities used Cellebrite's UFED tools to unlock detained activist Andrey Pivovarov's iPhone in June 2021, months after Cellebrite said it halted sales to Russia.

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  1. The Hacker News First observed

    Russia Used Cellebrite on Jailed Activist's iPhone Months After Sales Cutoff ↗

    Russian authorities used Cellebrite's UFED forensic tools to break into the iPhone of detained opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov in June 2021, three months after Cellebrite said it would stop selling its tools and services to Russia and Belarus. The finding, published June ...

  2. Security Affairs Coverage expanded

    Activist Phone Hacked With Cellebrite After Russia Contract Cancellation ↗

    Russian authorities used Cellebrite tools to unlock an activist’s iPhone and analyze private data despite canceled support, raising abuse concerns. On May 31, 2021, Russian security services pulled opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov off a flight at St. Petersburg airport and...