Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims

When Boniface Mwanga, a prominent Kenyan proponent of democracy, was arrested last July, his personal phone was returned to him by Kenyan authorities. However, Mwanga noticed that one of the phones was no longer password protected and could be opened without a password. This led him to realize that the phone contained photos of private family moments with his wife and children. Mwanga, who has described harassment and even torturing authorities, felt unsafe and exposed when he learned that his phone had been compromised using Israeli surveillance technology, according to a new report by Citizen Lab.