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Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Tools to Install Spyware

Cellebrite

Serbian authorities allegedly used AI-powered forensic tools to unlock journalists' phones and install spyware. The operation enabled covert data extraction and surveillance.

first report
16 Dec 2024
last update
16 Dec 2024

Timeline · 1

  1. 16 Dec 2024Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2024-12-16
    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/961

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Classification

lane
Breaches & attacks
AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
AI-assisted intrusion
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
spywaremobile-exploitationforensics
dates
happened 16 Dec 2024 · first reported 16 Dec 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
record
confidence 0.85 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Tools to Install Spyware

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/serbian-authorities-allegedly-used-ai-powered-tools-to-insta · AIR-2024-0055 · closed 2024-12-30

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-12-16
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Cellebrite

## Summary

Serbian authorities allegedly used AI-powered forensic tools to unlock journalists' phones and install spyware. The operation enabled covert data extraction and surveillance.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2024-12-16: Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/961)

## Sources

- 2024-12-16 AI Incident Database: Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/961

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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