Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
2026-07-04T08:51:57Z•b6baab03c61fcb6d6a0ac47d6d8d42ad63ec49e0141e631ed67c3aedf2b00546
AnthropicEU‑US Data Privacy FrameworkEuropean ParliamentMax SchremsNSO GroupPegasusScattered SpiderStelios KouloglouUK National Cyber Action Plancommercial spywarecybercrimecybersecurity AIdata transfersexport controlsextraditionnoybpolicy delay
What happened
Multiple high-impact developments: researchers say Stelios Kouloglou — a member of the European Parliament committee investigating commercial spyware — was infected twice with Pegasus while serving, underscoring operational risks to oversight officials and continuing use of NSO Group tooling. Separately, privacy campaigner Max Schrems plans to sue to invalidate the EU‑US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), threatening transatlantic personal data transfers and creating regulatory uncertainty for companies handling EU data. Law-enforcement action continued against cybercrime groups: a 19-year-old tied
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- 2026-07-04T08:51:57Z
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