5 May 2019,
Company that breaches cellphones says it stopped service to country’s military rulers, but not before two Reuters reporters jailed.
Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo, left, and Wa Lone, are handcuffed as
they are escorted by police out of the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in
Yangon, Myanmar after being sentenced to seven years in prison. (AP
/Thein Zaw)
The military-backed government of Myanmar used Israeli technology to gather evidence that led to the jailing of two Reuters journalists, according to report on Sunday.
Police in Myanmar used Petah Tikva-based Cellebrite’s products to breach the journalists’ mobile phones, leading to the imprisonment of Pulitzer Prize-winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were sentenced to seven years in prison for violating state secrecy laws, the Washington Post reported.
Police in Myanmar used Petah Tikva-based Cellebrite’s products to breach the journalists’ mobile phones, leading to the imprisonment of Pulitzer Prize-winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were sentenced to seven years in prison for violating state secrecy laws, the Washington Post reported.