安哥拉记者Teixeira Cândido于2024年5月通过间谍软件被短暂侵入, Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido was briefly hacked via spyware in May 2024 after clicking a fake WhatsApp link, marking the first confirmed use of Intellexa spyware in Angola.

安哥拉记者Teixeira Cândido于2024年5月成为攻击目标,使用与Intellexa Consortium有关的Predator间谍器件,这是安哥拉首次确认使用该工具。 Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido was targeted in May 2024 with Predator spyware linked to the Intellexa Consortium, marking the first confirmed use of the tool in Angola. 感染发生在他从一个冒充学生团体的发件人点击恶意的 " WhatsApp " 链接后。 The infection occurred after he clicked a malicious WhatsApp link from a sender posing as a student group. 法医分析证实,间谍软件允许完全使用他的电话,尽管其活动时间不到24小时。 Forensic analysis confirmed the spyware granted full access to his phone, though it was active for less than 24 hours. 安哥拉记者联盟前负责人Cândido描述自己在心理上暴露。 Cândido, a former head of the Angolan Journalists Union, described feeling psychologically exposed. 美国于2024年制裁了7名与Intellexa有联系的个人使用间谍软件,但后来有3名执行官被从名单中除名。 The U.S. had sanctioned seven Intellexa-linked individuals in 2024 over spyware use, but three executives were later removed from the list. 这次袭击突显了对新闻自由不受商业监视工具威胁的日益增加。 The attack underscores growing threats to press freedom from commercial surveillance tools.