Students in blockade: Pegasus spyware also installed on two Niš law students’ phones

Students blocking classes at the University of Niš say Pegasus spyware has been found on the phones of two more colleagues, a female and a male student at the Faculty of Law.

The students said the phones would be sent for further forensic examination. They promised to inform the public of the results and of any new discoveries, including whether the malicious software had been installed on devices belonging to other students.

In a statement shared on social media, they described the alleged attack on students’ privacy as a sign of weakness by the current regime. “We have nothing to hide. We are not criminals. The more you try to monitor, intimidate and silence us, the more you show how afraid you are of young people fighting for justice, truth and accountability,” the statement said.

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We have nothing to hide. We are not criminals. The more you try to monitor, intimidate and silence us, the more you show how afraid you are of young people fighting for justice, truth and accountability.

The students added that they would not stop, remain silent or forget, and said they would not be intimidated because they were winning. They also warned of “legal, institutional and political retaliation” through efforts to establish responsibility for everyone involved in illegal actions and the abuse of state institutions against students.

At a September 4 news conference in Belgrade, students in the blockade said at least 14 colleagues and associates in Serbia had been targeted with Pegasus, an expensive Israeli spyware tool procured by state services.

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Legal, institutional and political retaliation