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Report Warns Serbia Activists Targeted With Advanced Spyware

9/9/2026

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A 4 September report warns that activists in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware.
The report says spyware abuse creates systemic financial, reputational, and human-rights risks for investors.
Spyware has been linked to surveillance of journalists, activists, elected officials, opposition leaders, lawyers, judges, and academics.
Investors, including development finance institutions and pension funds, should avoid financing tools that silence civil society.

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A 4 September report warns that activists in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware.
The report says spyware abuse creates systemic financial, reputational, and human-rights risks for investors.
Spyware has been linked to surveillance of journalists, activists, elected officials, opposition leaders, lawyers, judges, and academics.
Investors, including development finance institutions and pension funds, should avoid financing tools that silence civil society.