Smaller, poorer nations are now using spy software, suggesting that recent data leaks and lawsuits have not deterred governments from investing in cyberespionage products, according to a report from Citizen Lab, a recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The report found a record high 32 “likely government users” of FinFisher, one of the world’s best-known sources of spyware sold exclusively to governments. FinFisher’s products work by infecting target computers and phones, copying messages, recording conversations, and activating webcams.
