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

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Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:05:00 GMT

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