Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
2026-07-03T14:51:52Z•817343a7d575b4e4a53eea4807725bf76031b366cd4afc609842dcaa3a7191c5
AI export controlsAnthropicEU-US Data Privacy FrameworkEuropean ParliamentMax SchremsPegasusScattered SpiderUK National Cyber Action Plancybercrimecybersecurity policydata transfersextraditionpolicy delayprivacyspyware
What happened
A bundle of Europe- and US-focused cyber policy and incident updates: researchers say Stelios Kouloglou, a former MEP on the committee probing commercial spyware, was twice infected with Pegasus while serving; Max Schrems plans legal action to try to invalidate the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, putting transatlantic personal data transfers at risk; the UK’s National Cyber Action Plan publication is delayed amid a Labour leadership contest; a 19-year-old suspect tied to Scattered Spider intrusions has been extradited to the US; and US authorities have lifted export controls on certain of Anthic
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