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researchers at Access Now, Lookout and SMEX.<\/p>\n<p>Each group took on a different piece of the puzzle:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnow.org\/mena-phishing-2026\/\">Access Now<\/a> got calls on its helpline that led it to examine a spearphishing campaign in 2023 and 2024. It contacted Lookout for technical support about the malware it encountered.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookout.com\/threat-intelligence\/article\/bitter-hack-for-hire\">Lookout<\/a> attributed the malware to Bitter, concluding it was a likely hack-for-hire campaign, using the Android ProSpy spyware.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smex.org\/smex-may2025\/\">SMEX<\/a> dived into a spearphishing campaign targeting a prominent Lebanese journalist last year, collaborating with Access Now to discover shared infrastructure between the campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the victims, independent Egyptian journalist Mostafa Al-A\u2019sar, said he contacted Access Now after receiving a suspicious link from someone he\u2019d been talking to about a job position. He was skeptical because his phone had been targeted before, when he was arrested in Egypt in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson for journalists and civil society groups is that cybersecurity \u201cis not a luxury,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m threatened,\u201d Al-A\u2019sar said, and even though he was living in exile, he feels like \u201cthey are still following me. I also felt worried about my family, about my friends, about my sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The combined research found a wider campaign than just the original victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur joint findings expose an espionage campaign that has been operational since at least 2022 until present day primarily targeting civil society members and potentially government officials in the Middle East,\u201d Lookout wrote. \u201cThe operation features a combination of targeted spearphishing delivered through fake social media accounts and messaging applications leveraging persistent social engineering efforts, which may result in the delivery of Android spyware depending on the target\u2019s device.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Committee to Protect Journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2026\/04\/egyptian-lebanese-journalists-targeted-in-cyber-attacks\/\">condemned the campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpying on journalists is often the first step in a broader pattern of intimidation, threats, and attacks,\u201d said the group\u2019s regional director, Sara Qudah. \u201cThese actions endanger not only journalists\u2019 personal safety, but also their sources and their ability to do their work. Authorities in the region must stop weaponizing technology and financial resources to surveil journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Access Now said it didn\u2019t have enough information to attribute who was behind the attacks it identified.<\/p>\n<p>ESET first published research on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/android-spyware-disguised-as-legitimate-messaging-apps-targets-uae-victims-researchers-reveal\/\">ProSpy malware<\/a> last year, after finding it targeting residents of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hack-for-hire-spyware-campaign-targets-journalists-in-middle-east-north-africa-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. 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