# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention)
- Source: In Morocco, journalists, and their families, still struggle to cope with spyware fears. https://cpj.org/2022/10/morocco-journalists-families-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].

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