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Government-Critical Journalist From Angola Had Predator Spyware on His Cell Phone

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The Predator spyware was found on the iPhone of a government-critical journalist from Angola. Amnesty explains how it could possibly happen.
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Teixeira Cândido, a journalist and jurist known for his strong positions in defense of freedom of the press and for denouncing attacks against colleagues by profession, was identified by Amnesty International’s Security Laboratory as the first known victim of Predator in Angola. The infection with this spyware occurred in May 2024, when Candido was finishing nine years in office at the head of the Angolan Journalists’ Union. The union was founde…

The Predator spyware was found on the iPhone of a government-critical journalist from Angola. Amnesty explains how it could possibly happen.

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Heise broke the news in Germany on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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