Daniel Roethlisberger is a Fellow with the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. In his day job, Daniel is a seasoned security practitioner who has spent most of his career defending national critical infrastructure in Switzerland. Daniel is also a part-time university lecturer on security incident management and has a big tech security software engineering background.
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PREDATOR IN THE WIRES
Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
Between May and September 2023, former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox’s Predator spyware via links sent on SMS and WhatsApp after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run for President in the 2024 Egyptian elections. As Egypt is a known customer of Cytrox’s Predator spyware, and the spyware was delivered via network injection from a device located physically inside Egypt, we attribute the attack to the Egyptian government with high confidence.
