Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds
Researchers at Citizen Lab have discovered that former MEP Stelios Kouloglou was targeted by Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee investigating the same software. The report highlights the irony and potential security breach of a surveillance investigator being monitored by the tools they were probing.
Why it matters
This incident raises significant concerns regarding the misuse of powerful surveillance technology against democratic institutions and the potential compromise of parliamentary investigations.
An NSO Group branch in Sapir, Israel. The company sells software for stopping serious crime and terror attacks. An NSO Group branch in Sapir, Israel. The company sells software for stopping serious crime and terror attacks. Espionage Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee
The article reports on findings from a third-party research lab without injecting editorial opinion, focusing on the facts of the report.
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