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Something to Remember Us By: Device Confiscated by Russian Authorities Returned with Monokle-Type Spyware Installed

citizenlab.ca Something to Remember Us By: Device Confiscated by Russian Authorities Returned with Monokle-Type Spyware Installed - The Citizen Lab

In a joint investigation with The First Department, The Citizen Lab uncovered spyware covertly implanted on the phone of a Russian programmer following his release from Russian custody. The Monokle-like spyware allows an operator to track the device’s location, record phone calls, keystrokes, and re...

Something to Remember Us By: Device Confiscated by Russian Authorities Returned with Monokle-Type Spyware Installed - The Citizen Lab

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If your device is ever taken from you by an agency and then returned standard operating procedure should be to just ditch that device entirely as it is highly likely to be compromised.

Sounds like propaganda to me.
- Sounds entirely plausible to me. I would not trust a device confiscated by authorities in any country.
  
  I wouldn't either. Though wiping and boot attestation of GrapheneOS put up a higher tampering threshold.
- Explain why.