Exiled, then spied on: Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland tar... 3 of 3 https://www.accessnow.org/publication/civil-society-in-exile-pegasus/ Poland has not been documented as targeting victims outside the country with Pegasus spyware, and considering reports that Poland’s government stopped using Pegasus spyware in 2021, it is unlikely that Poland is behind the attacks mentioned in this investigation. The Citizen Lab tells us that there is also no evidence suggesting that Russia, Belarus, or Lithuania are Pegasus customers. Latvia appears to use Pegasus, but the country is also not known for targeting victims outside of its borders. Estonia is another Baltic state that cooperates closely with Latvia and Lithuania on security matters, including regarding Russia and Belarus. According to the Citizen Lab, Estonia does appear to use Pegasus extensively outside their borders, including within multiple European countries. // The investigation continues Access Now, the Citizen Lab, and other partners continue investigating these attacks against journalists, activists, and dissidents in exile and at home. We advise members of civil society to follow digital security recommendations, which include updating your devices’ software or implementing Apple Lockdown Mode. If you received an Apple threat notification or suspect your device may have been targeted with spyware, contact Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline; support is available in nine languages including Russian. In the meantime, Access Now urges all governments to establish an immediate moratorium on the export, sale, transfer, servicing, and use of targeted digital surveillance technologies until rigorous human rights safeguards are put in place to regulate such practices, and to ban the use of spyware technologies such as Pegasus that have a history of enabling human rights abuses. 7/5/2024, 3:46 PM