New Delhi: A US-sanctioned Israeli spyware was allegedly deployed against citizens in Pakistan, including a human rights lawyer, according to an investigation released Wednesday that exposed how the surveillance tool operated from the UAE to evade further penalties.

Amnesty International began investigating the matter last year, and the findings—called ‘The Intellexa Leaks’—mark the first documented use of Predator spyware in Pakistan. The report was jointly conducted by Inside Story, Haaretz and WAV research collective, with technical analysis by Amnesty International.

Predator, sold by Israeli firm Intellexa, is considered one of the most invasive spyware tools available. According to leaked materials, once installed on a smartphone, it can compromise even the latest versions of Apple

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