Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway

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Russian authorities hacked into the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology made by forensics firm Cellebrite — even after the company had said it cut ties with Putin’s government agencies, according to a new report that raises fresh questions about whether Western tech companies can truly control how their tools are used once they’re in the wild. The case is a cautionary tale for any technology company that sells to governments. Cellebrite, an Israeli