During this time, Almiraat and his colleagues at Mamfakinch were targeted with surveillance software that invaded their computer systems and left them fearful that their communications were being watched. These fears were later confirmed with research by the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab.
استهدفت برمجيات مراقبة خبيثة حواسيب تابعة لهشام وزملائه في مامفاكينش مما أدى إلى إثارة مخاوفهم بشأن مراقبة اتصالاتهم، تلك المخاوف التي تأكدت في بحث لمعمل المواطن التابع لجامعة تورنتو.