Summary: Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed Altantawy was targeted with spyware after announcing a presidential bid, with researchers suspecting Egyptian authorities as the likely culprits. The attempt prompted Apple to release urgent updates for their devices to patch the associated vulnerabilities. Altantawy's connection to Vodafone Egypt was configured to automatically infect his devices with Predator spyware when visiting certain websites. Once infected, the spyware can turn a smartphone into a remote eavesdropping device. This discovery of the attempted hack adds to the growing concern over surveillance and cyber threats faced by political opposition in Egypt.
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