epa06966416 Ugandans living in Kenya and civil society groups hold placards and shout slogans as they march through the streets of Nairobi during a protest against the detention of Ugandan politician and musician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as 'Bobi Wine',in Nairobi, Kenya, 23 August 2018. According to media, Bobi Wine was re-arrested by police on 23 August shortly after being set free by General Court Martial where he had faced charges of illegal possesion of firearms and ammunition. Ugandan security authorities on 14 August had arrested the opposition lawmaker and charged him in a military court with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu
A top Ugandan investigative journalist and an opposition politician have said that their phones has been targeted by Pegasus spyware.
The software can infect both iPhones and Android devices, allowing operators to extract messages, photos and emails, record calls and secretly activate microphones and cameras.
In a series of tweets, journalist Raymond Mujuni highlighted the warning that he received from Apple saying that his phone may have been targeted by “state-sponsored attackers”.
He added that he was not the only investigative journalist to have received the message:
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