EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says
Key takeaways
- Greek former parliamentarian Stelios Kouloglou targeted with Pegasus software, Citizen Lab analysis finds.
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- European lawmakers established the PEGA Committee in 2022 following revelations that governments in the bloc had used Pegasus to monitor journalists, activists, politicians, and other citizens.
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Greek former parliamentarian Stelios Kouloglou targeted with Pegasus software, Citizen Lab analysis finds.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. The logo of Israeli cyberfirm NSO Group is seen at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel, on July 22, 2021 [Amir Cohen/Reuters]By Erin Hale and John Power Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026A former member of the European Parliament was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee investigating surveillance by the tool’s Israeli creator, a Canadian research group has found.
The iPhone of Greek investigative journalist Stelios Kouloglou, who served as an MEP from 2015 to 2024, was infected at least three times with Pegasus spyware in 2022 and 2023, Citizen Lab said in a report released on Friday.