EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
2026-07-03T08:52:10Z•b45402924cce887f29e50149a304fc91211aa982ceeb0f45dc4d08a10221303b
AI risksAnthropicClaudeDialogEU politiciansFront GateGPT-5.5-CyberGrokLastPassOpenAIOracle zero-dayPegasusPeter ThielRank OneShinyHunterscredentialsdata breachdeepfakefacial recognitionleakmisconfigurationspywaresurveillanceticketing fraudvulnerability
What happened
A collection of WIRED security stories from June–July 2026 highlights a broad set of high-impact risks: Pegasus spyware resurfaced in investigations of EU politicians and appeared on an MEP’s phone, high-profile data exposures and leaks (Dialog, Madison Square Garden, LastPass) stem from misconfiguration, breaches and repeat credential theft, and a ShinyHunters group exploited an Oracle zero-day. AI-related risks are prominent — researchers abused Anthropic’s Claude to fraudulently issue festival tickets, contractors tested rival chatbots with dangerous prompts, and debates around dangerous L4
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