Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
2026-07-04T20:51:53Z•6483d24f378a8c92bad8968a7eeff41adc25fbf75c75f7fa38a7c904c64354d2
AI modelsAnthropicEU–US Data Privacy FrameworkEuropean ParliamentLabour PartyMax SchremsPegasusScattered SpiderStelios KouloglouUK National Cyber Action Plancybercrimecybersecurity policydata transfersexport controlsextraditionlegal actionprivacyspywaresurveillance
What happened
Multiple cybersecurity and privacy developments: researchers say Stelios Kouloglou, a former member of the European Parliament committee probing commercial spyware, was twice infected with Pegasus while serving. The UK’s planned National Cyber Action Plan publication has been delayed amid uncertainty from a Labour Party leadership contest. Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has informed EU officials he intends to sue to invalidate the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework following a recent Supreme Court decision, threatening transatlantic data transfers. A 19-year-old suspect tied to the Scattered Spy‑s
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