Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
2026-07-05T14:51:52Z•9eb025ecabe85c8e87701e0e1ddec4b25113a509c16479f0e572aa094e697b1b
AnthropicEU-US Data Privacy FrameworkEuropean ParliamentLabour PartyMax SchremsNSOPegasusScattered SpiderStelios KouloglouUK National Cyber Action Plancommercial spywarecybercrimecybersecurity AIdata transfersexport controlsextraditiontargeted surveillance
What happened
Multiple Europe- and US-focused cyber policy and threat developments: researchers say Stelios Kouloglou — a former European Parliament committee member probing commercial spyware — was twice infected with Pegasus while serving, highlighting targeting of oversight figures. The UK’s National Cyber Action Plan publication was postponed amid a Labour leadership contest. Privacy campaigner Max Schrems warned he will sue to invalidate the EU–US Data Privacy Framework following a Supreme Court-related decision, threatening transatlantic data transfers. A 19-year-old alleged member of the Scattered Sp
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