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Russia cracked an activist’s iPhone with Cellebrite, months after the firm said it left
A Citizen Lab report puts forensic evidence and a Russian court document behind a familiar problem: surveillance tools do not come home when the seller asks. Russian government unit broke into the iPhone of a detained opposition politician using a forensic tool made by Cellebrite, three months after the Israeli firm publicly announced it had [] This story continues at The Next Web
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Yonhap News Agency
· Jul 7, 2026
Foreign stake in Celltrion up in H1 on robust earnings, IR activities
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The Next Web
· Jun 25, 2026
Kremlin demands an explanation from Apple after VK apps vanish from the App Store
On Thursday, a clutch of apps belonging to the Russian tech group VK disappeared from Apple’s App Store, and by the afternoon the Kremlin was asking why. Dmitry Peskov, the presidential spokesman, said the government expected an explanation from Apple. He also offered Russians a workaround that doubled as a message: switch operating systems. The [] This story continues at The Next Web
Reuters
· Jun 23, 2026
Tech Weekly: SK Hynix takes the lead, Apple hikes prices
From SK Hynix overtaking Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable listed company to Apple's plan to raise prices for its products, here is a round up of the tech and innovation stories making headlines this week. #News #Technology #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en
TechCrunch
· Jun 25, 2026
Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used its tools anyway
Security researchers found evidence that Russian authorities hacked the iPhone of a political opponent using a phone-unlocking device made by Cellebrite, even after the company said it would stop selling to Putin’s government.
The Hacker News
· Jun 26, 2026
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 25 by the Citizen Lab, rests on two things that rarely line up: traces on the phone itself and an official Russian
Meduza.io
· Jun 25, 2026
Russia hacked phone of opposition politician Andrei Pivovarov using Israeli firm Cellebrite’s spyware
Russia’s Federal Security Service hacked the phone of Andrei Pivovarov, a politician and former director of Open Russia, using equipment from the Israeli company Cellebrite, Pivovarov said on his Telegram channel on June 25. The digital forensics organization Citizen Lab, which found the spyware on Pivovarov’s iPhone, provided additional details.
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Related coverage for "Russia cracked an activist’s iPhone with Cellebrite, months after the firm said it left": Yonhap News Agency — Foreign stake in Celltrion up in H1 on robust earnings, IR activities. The Next Web — Kremlin demands an explanation from Apple after VK apps vanish from the App Store. Reuters — Tech Weekly: SK Hynix takes the lead, Apple hikes prices. TechCrunch — Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used its tools anyway. The Hacker News — Russia Used Cellebrite on Jailed Activist's iPhone Months After Sales Cutoff . Meduza.io — Russia hacked phone of opposition politician Andrei Pivovarov using Israeli firm Cellebrite’s spyware