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EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

ID: c2b2c849-09c6-5afd-b5d8-18f367eb5beb

STIX ID: report--c2b2c849-09c6-5afd-b5d8-18f367eb5beb

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-07-03

Date Updated: 2026-07-19

Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess

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Citizen Lab’s forensic analysis and reporting indicate that MEP Giorgos Kouloglou’s phone received multiple Apple notifications in 2023–2024 suggesting it was likely targeted with commercial spyware; the article highlights concerns about widespread mercenary spyware abuse against European officials, limited institutional action on recommendations, and the potential for AI to exacerbate the threat.

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