Russia’s FSB Says Foreign Spies Infected Officials’ Phones With Malware
Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials’ phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The […]
On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The FSB said malware had been planted on those devices for cyberespionage purposes. The malicious code allows stealing data, intercepting calls, and secretly activating microphones and cameras. FSB opened a criminal investigation; however, it did not attribute the campaign.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has uncovered and documented a large-scale operation by foreign intelligence services to implant and use malicious software on the mobile communication devices of senior Russian officials, used to extract existing data, intercept ongoing conversations, and conduct covert acoustic and video monitoring of the environment near electronic devices, aimed at obtaining sensitive information.” reads the announcement.
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