AI-Enabled Spyware 'Graphite' Used to Illegally Monitor Journalists and Activists in Italy
Date: 2026-03-05
Attack vector: data-exfiltration
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-05-333e, dated 2026-03-05. Classified attack vector: data-exfiltration. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-05-333e) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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