Espionage Against the European Parliament
A report by Citizen Lab reveals that former MEP Stelios Kouloglou was targeted by Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee investigating the very same software. The findings suggest a sophisticated actor may have accessed confidential EU parliamentary documents.
Why it matters
The breach of a high-level EU committee member raises significant concerns regarding political espionage, digital privacy, and the security of democratic institutions.
We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Europe. Through forensic analysis of his device, we found that the attackers could have had access to confidential documents and committee deliberations.
The article relies on forensic evidence and reports findings neutrally without attributing the attack to a specific state actor.
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