On December 4, “First Department” told the story of programmer and anti-war activist Kirill Parubets. He was detained by the FSB, subjected to threats, arrest and recruitment, and then discovered spyware on his smartphone, created on the instructions of the special services. This software is called "Monocle". We'll tell you what it can do, how it can end up in your device, and what you need to do to prevent this from happening. 1 What is a Monocle?

"A reluctant agent." How a programmer thwarted his own FSB recruitment A young systems analyst deceived the intelligence service, which installed spyware on his smartphone and tried to force him to spy on his friend. In April 2024, the FSB detained systems analyst Kirill Parubets. He was accused of transferring money to Ukraine and threatened with life imprisonment.