European Journalists Targeted by Paragon Spyware, Citizen Lab Confirms

Citizen Lab forensic analysis confirmed that Paragon Solutions' Graphite mercenary spyware successfully infected the iPhones of at least two European journalists via a zero-click vulnerability in iOS (CVE-2025-43200, CVSS 9.8). Apple corroborated the exploit vector and affected users were notified; the report also details related targeting of other journalists, forensic indicators linking incidents to the same operator, and political fallout with Italy reviewing and severing ties with Paragon.