Claim 527

A person close to Radi said his devices were compromised despite his taking every precaution against hacking.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A person close to Radi said his devices were compromised despite his taking every precaution against hacking.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: private material extracted despite precautions
About: incident 2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention
Source: In Morocco, journalists, and their families, still struggle to cope with spyware fears
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-10-13

Quotation from the source

The most tech-savvy person I know is our friend Omar Radi. He took all the necessary precautions against hacking, and they still [managed to infect his devices].