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incidents/AIR-2024-0055

Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Tools to Install Spyware

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationAI-assisted intrusion

Serbian authorities allegedly used AI-powered forensic tools to unlock journalists' phones and install spyware. The operation enabled covert data extraction and surveillance.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • AI-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
Cellebrite
incident date
16 Dec 2024
first reported
16 Dec 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
spyware · mobile-exploitation · forensics
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-12-16
    Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/961

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