Anyone, anywhere can fall prey to spyware hacking. I should know - I was a #Predator target.
— Artemis Seaford (@ArtemisSeaford) March 20, 2023
This does not make it normal. We need our governments and international bodies to protect us.https://t.co/RAq0ydlFr1
NYT:
Ms. Seaford on Friday filed a lawsuit in Athens against anyone found responsible for the hack. The suit compels prosecutors to open an investigation.
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Under a law passed last year, a citizen who has been targeted by the spy agency can now be informed — but only if they ask, and subject to the approval of a committee, and no earlier than three years after the end of the wiretap.
It is under those new conditions that Ms. Seaford’s surveillance by the Greek national intelligence service may one day be officially confirmed.
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In September 2021, Ms. Seaford booked an appointment for a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine through the official Greek government vaccination platform.
She got an automated SMS with her appointment details on Sept. 17, just after midnight. Five hours later, at 05:31 a.m., documents show, she received another SMS asking her to confirm the appointment by clicking on a link.
This was the infected link that put Predator in her phone.