{"id":51109,"date":"2023-03-21T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-meta-security-staffer-accuses-greece-of-spying-on-her-phone\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T08:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:31:14","slug":"ex-meta-security-staffer-accuses-greece-of-spying-on-her-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-meta-security-staffer-accuses-greece-of-spying-on-her-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Meta security staffer accuses Greece of spying on her phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meta&#8217;s former security policy manager, who split her time between the US and Greece, is reportedly suing the Hellenic national intelligence service for hacking her phone.<\/p>\n<p>After apparently wiretapping her mobile, the Greek spy agency allegedly deployed Predator surveillance software on Artemis Seaford&#8217;s device while she was working on cybersecurity policy at Meta, a role in which she corresponded with Greek and other European officials, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/20\/world\/europe\/greece-spyware-hacking-meta.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Predator spyware is illegal in Greece, and a government spokesperson denied the accusations.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Greek authorities and security services have at no time acquired or used the Predator surveillance software. To suggest otherwise is wrong,&#8221; Giannis Oikonomou, the government spokesman, said. &#8220;The alleged use of this software by nongovernmental parties is under ongoing judicial investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seaford isn&#8217;t the first or only person to suggest that the Greek government uses spyware \u2014 and specifically Predator \u2014 to surveil politicians and journalists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Greece&#8217;s cyber-spying problem keeps growing<\/h3>\n<p>The country&#8217;s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under fire for allegedly orchestrating <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/25\/opposition-file-no-confidence-motion-greek-watergate-scandal-prime-minister-kyriakos-mitsotakis-wiretaps\">mass wiretapping and spying<\/a> directed at members of his own government, opposition politicians, and journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a Google&#8217;s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), has said that Cytrox, which developed Predator, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/05\/24\/predator_spyware_zero_days\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sold zero-day exploits to government-backed snoops<\/a> &#8211; some in Greece &#8211; who used them to deploy the firm&#8217;s spyware in at least three campaigns in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>2021 is when Seaford&#8217;s mobile phone was reportedly infected.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Seaford has filed a lawsuit in Athens against anyone behind the hack in the hopes of forcing an investigation into the spyware&#8217;s usage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t mention the irony of a Meta employee filing a lawsuit alleging cyber snooping when Meta has faced its own legal battles for secretly (and illegally) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/09\/23\/meta_app_tracking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking iPhone users<\/a> and &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/11\/23\/meta_surveillance_advertising_high_court\/\" rel=\"noopener\">surveillance advertising<\/a>,&#8221; among other not-so-trustworthy endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Oops, we just did.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Choose your infection: Covid? Or Predator?<\/h3>\n<p>The way the hack happened is especially devious: Seaford booked an appointment for a COVID-19 booster shot through the Greek government&#8217;s vaccination platform, received an automated SMS with appointment details, then received another SMS asking her to confirm her appointment by clicking a link.<\/p>\n<p>That last link was allegedly a malicious URL that, after Seaford clicked it, led to her device being infected with Predator. &#8220;The details for the vaccination appointment in the infected text message were correct, indicating that someone had reviewed the authentic earlier confirmation and drafted the infected message accordingly,&#8221; according to the <em>Times<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZBmhrBDGYMB3TqmKFPMRrAAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>According to the paper, Seaford worked at Meta between 2020 and 2022, abd saw her name on a leaked list of spyware targets in the Greek news media last November and took her phone for analysis at Citizen Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Citizen Lab determined her phone had been infected by Predator spyware in September 2021 for at least two months. &#8220;This does not preclude the possibility of other infections, or of an infection period extending beyond November 16 2021,&#8221; the forensic report by Citizen Lab said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the <em>Times<\/em> reported two people &#8220;with direct knowledge of the case&#8221; told its reporters that Seaford&#8217;s phone had been wiretapped by the Greek spy agency from August 2021 well into 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Seaford is the fourth known person, and the first American citizen, to file a lawsuit in Greece over the use of the snooping software. The other three include investigative reporter Thanasis Koukakis and two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/27\/world\/europe\/eu-spyware-predator-pegasus.html\">opposition politicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the European Union has launched its own <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/06\/24\/nso_customers_eu_pegasus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation into spyware<\/a> including Predator and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/01\/09\/supreme_court_pegasus_spyware\/\" rel=\"noopener\">notorious Pegasus malware<\/a>. Lawmakers in the EU and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/27\/us_congress_spyware_debate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">US have also cracked down<\/a> on commercial surveillance software and the software firms that sell it. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/03\/21\/meta_employee_spyware\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware of Greeks bearing GIFs Meta&#8217;s former security policy manager, who split her time between the US and Greece, is reportedly suing the Hellenic national intelligence service for hacking her phone.\u2026 READ MORE 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