Russia Alleges Mobile Spyware Campaign Targeted Senior Officials' Phones

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it uncovered a large-scale espionage operation in which malware was implanted on the smartphones of senior Russian government officials. According to the agency, the spyware enabled theft of correspondence, call data, geolocation, contact lists, and other stored information, while also allowing interception of conversations and covert activation of device microphones and cameras for audio and video collection.

Russian authorities said they opened a criminal investigation into illegal access to computer information and malware distribution and are conducting forensic analysis to identify the perpetrators, map the supporting infrastructure, and determine the scope of the compromise. The FSB did not publish technical evidence, name the malware, disclose victim counts, or specify the infection vector, though reporting said infrastructure linked to Cloudflare and Fastly appeared in footage released by the agency without accusing either company of direct involvement; the allegations also echo Russia's earlier claims around the Operation Triangulation iPhone spyware campaign.