European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus

A former European Parliament member, Stelios Kouloglou, was repeatedly hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee investigating the abuse of commercial surveillance tools. The hacking occurred on his mobile device, according to a report from the Citizen Lab. The Citizen Lab's forensic analysis of his device showed that the attackers potentially had access to his information. Kouloglou was a member of a committee tasked with looking into the misuse of such tools in the European bloc. The report reveals the device was compromised while he was working on this committee. The hacking is notable given Kouloglou's role in investigating the abuse of commercial surveillance tools like Pegasus.