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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

Friday, July 3, 2026


A government customer of NSO Group used the company's Pegasus spyware to hack into the phone of a European politician who was serving on an EU committee investigating the spyware industry at the time.

Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/

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