{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0055",
 "slug": "serbian-authorities-allegedly-used-ai-powered-tools-to-insta",
 "title": "Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Tools to Install Spyware",
 "summary": "Serbian authorities allegedly used AI-powered forensic tools to unlock journalists' phones and install spyware. The operation enabled covert data extraction and surveillance.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "ai_assisted_intrusion"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Cellebrite"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-12-16",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-12-16",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/961",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware",
   "published_at": "2024-12-16"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "spyware",
  "mobile-exploitation",
  "forensics"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}