MEP involved in spyware inquiry infected with Pegasus
A Member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating spyware was hacked with Pegasus. The timing of the attack, the specific extent of the damage and the response have not been disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- European Parliament
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Hacking of a member of the spyware inquiry committee
- Cause / method
- Hacking using Pegasus spyware
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- The Pegasus hacking of a Member of the European Parliament who served on the spyware inquiry committee was made public.
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