Overview
- Officials labeled the report politically motivated and said there was not an iota of truth to the allegations of domestic surveillance.
- Amnesty International reported attempted targeting of multiple individuals in Pakistan, including a confirmed attempt against a human rights lawyer in Balochistan via a suspicious WhatsApp link.
- The investigation drew on leaked internal Intellexa documents, marketing materials and training videos, and was released with media partners in Greece, Israel and Switzerland.
- Google issued threat notifications to hundreds of users in various countries, including Pakistan, warning of potential spyware targeting linked to such operations.
- Amnesty described Predator as capable of compromising smartphones to surveil journalists and human rights defenders, warning that sensitive data could remain with the Israeli operator.