How a Programmer Disrupted an FSB Operation and Exposed Their Biggest Secret

FSB operatives gave programmer Kirill Parubets an offer he couldn’t simply refuse: betray your friend, or face imprisonment yourself-possibly for life.
Not only did Parubets manage to escape this hopeless situation, but he also uncovered a program the FSB was using to spy on him-and likely others, including activists, their own employees, and agents: the Monocle spyware.
We explain in detail how he managed to break free, how Monocle works, and what you can do to avoid ending up in a similar situation.
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