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EU urged to act after Pegasus infects phone of spyware inquiry MEP

Civil liberties groups have accused the EU of dragging its feet in implementing key measures to prevent spyware infections after Citizen Lab revealed a former member of European Parliament was placed under surveillance during his time in office. Stelios Kouloglou, a former investigative journalist, served as a Greek MEP between 2014 and 2023 and was a substitute member of the inquiry into the use of Pegasus and other spyware (PEGA Committee). After Citizen Lab forensically analyzed his device, the research organization revealed on Friday that his iPhone was infected with Pegasus in October 2022 and again in March 2023, when key hearings about the committee's formal recommendations were taking place. "The fact that Stelios Kouloglou's device was infected with an intrusive form of spyware…

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