importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-07-03T16:35:43+05:30
European Parliament Member Investigating Pegasus Spyware Compromise
#Pegasus#Spyware#European Parliament#Surveillance#Journalism
A former European Parliament member was found to have had his mobile device repeatedly hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee investigating the spyware's abuse. This incident highlights the alarming use of commercial surveillance tools by governments to monitor lawmakers and dissidents across Europe.
A new report from the Citizen Lab has revealed that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou had his mobile device repeatedly hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee that was tasked with investigating the abuse of such commercial surveillance tools in the bloc.
"Through forensic analysis of his device, we found that the attackers could have had
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