EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
A European lawmaker tasked with investigating Pegasus spyware has been identified as a target of the same surveillance software.
What happened
A former member of the European Parliament investigating the use of Pegasus spyware was found to have been hacked by the software. This discovery follows an inquiry into the deployment of surveillance technology targeting European officials.
Coverage from The Times of Israel, Politico, The Citizen Lab, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and WIRED emphasizes the irony of the breach. Reports detail that the intrusion occurred while the official was actively conducting oversight into spyware abuses.
Future developments depend on investigations into the origin of the hack. Current coverage does not yet specify which entities are responsible for the digital intrusion or whether additional lawmakers were targeted.
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Coverage (6)
- EU lawmaker probing Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked by it, sparking outrage The Times of Israel · 50d ago
- Probe finds former MEP investigating Pegasus was hacked with Pegasus politico.eu · 50d ago
- Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus The Citizen Lab · 50d ago
- EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says Al Jazeera · 50d ago
- Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds The Guardian · 50d ago
- EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones WIRED · 50d ago
Questions people are asking
Who was targeted by the Pegasus spyware?
A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating the software.
What organization confirmed the hack?
The Citizen Lab identified the espionage against the member of the European Parliament.
What is the primary concern raised by the report?
The report highlights that a politician actively investigating spyware abuses was himself compromised by the same technology.
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