#emfa

Alex / catileptic @catileptic@chaos.social

· 4mo ago

a former MEP was infected with Pegasus (NSO Group), during the time in which he was part of the #PEGA committee of the EU, which investigated the use of spyware against journalists, activists and politicians (report by Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/ ) this man is also a journalist. will the European Media Freedom Act (#EMFA) be cited, too late? the report already cites #GDPR violations on ground of exposing sensitive medical data. but the harm has already been done.

Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab

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Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab

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.

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