Tech: Togo activist targeted by Indian-made spyware linked to cyber-mercenaries

From amnesty.org.uk

Image of a phone homescreen with the spyware app 'ChatLite' installed

New investigation links Donot Team attacks and Innefu Labs, a cybersecurity company based in India

First time Donot Team linked to cyberattacks on activists outside South Asia

Spyware-loaded emails and fake Android applications could access device’s camera and microphone, steal photos and read WhatsApp messages

‘The surveillance industry is out of control with companies and cyber-mercenaries alike operating entirely in the shadows’ – Danna Ingleton

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