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Predator
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert gave a keynote speech about the Greek spyware scandal at an event hosted by Eteron think tank in Athens in May.
June 10, 2026
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.
September 22, 2023