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Espionage Against the European Parliament

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According to research from Citizen Lab, a member of the European Parliament's committee investigating Pegasus spyware was himself targeted with Pegasus spyware. The irony cuts sharp: the legislator investigating one of the world's most invasive surveillance tools became a victim of that exact same tool. The finding underscores both the sophistication of state-sponsored spyware campaigns and the personal risks faced by those who expose them.

Source: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-invest...

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