Polish senator sues party leader over surveillance remarks
3 years ago

Polish senator sues party leader over surveillance remarks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A Polish opposition senator whose phone was hacked with advanced spyware has filed a civil suit against Poland's ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski for slander over comments suggesting that he was placed under surveillance in connection to wrongdoing. Hours after the news was reported Monday about Sen. Krzysztof Brejza's case against Kaczynski, Polish prosecutors informed Brejza's father, a city mayor, that he was under investigation as a suspect and needed to appear for questioning. Brejza called the decision to summon his father “revenge targeting the family" for the lawsuit and for revealing "crimes related to illegal surveillance of the opposition.” He spoke Monday at a news conference in parliament alongside his wife, Dorota Brejza, who is also his lawyer.

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Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia

The Independent  

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Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A fake news report that appeared on Poland’s national news agency saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia- “Everything indicates that we are dealing with a cyberattack directed from the Russian side,” said Krzysztof Gawkowski, a deputy prime minister who also holds the digital …

Polish prosecutors open investigation into judge who fled to autocratic Belarus
8 months ago

Polish prosecutors open investigation into judge who fled to autocratic Belarus

The Independent  

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Poland’s prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Poland’s prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s prosecutor general told the parliament on Wednesday that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people during the former government in Poland, among them elected officials. He said ”the use of this type of method must raise serious doubts from the point of view of the protection of constitutional rights.” Pegasus, produced by Israel’s the …

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The chairman of Poland’s main populist party Jaroslaw Kaczynski appeared before a parliamentary commission on Friday over the alleged use of the Israeli spyware Pegasus while it led the country’s previous government. Mr. Kaczynski, who also served as Poland’s Prime Minister, acknowledged in 2022 that his country had bought the spyware but denied that it had been used against critics. …

Former Polish PM Kaczynski questioned over spyware allegations in parliament
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Polish PM Kaczynski questioned over spyware allegations in parliament

The Independent  

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Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński told a parliamentary committee Friday he believes Poland needed advanced spyware but that, despite his leadership position, he wasn’t interested in how or against whom it was used. But he stressed that he was “not directly interested in the operational activity of the services.” However, he later said the “use of …

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Hindustan Times  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel's NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal
2 years, 2 months ago

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country bloc urged Greek officials on Friday to do more to shed light on a phone surveillance scandal that targeted opposition politicians and journalists. And the committee rapporteur, Sophie in ’t Veld, said while no definite proof emerged on who installed and used Predator spyware on …

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland
2 years, 3 months ago

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday for a lack of transparency in allowing the sale of powerful Israeli spyware to European governments that have used it against critics. “We think it also is a telling sign of the complete lack of importance this government attaches …

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones
2 years, 8 months ago

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the phones of the two top officials were tapped in an ‘illicit and external intervention’ last year. Spanish authorities have said that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Minister of Defence Margarita Robles were tapped using Pegasus spyware in an “illicit and external” intervention. “There is no evidence that there was other tapping after those …

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens

Al Jazeera  

Targets include ex-PM Netanyahu’s son, two aides and two former officials suspected of leaking information to media. Israeli police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis – including Netanyahu’s son, activists and senior government officials, the news report said. Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said “following the recent publications” he had asked Public Security Minister Omer Barlev …

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware from Israel’s NSO Group: an agrarian political leader at odds with Poland’s right-wing government and the co-author of a book about the head of Poland’s secret services. The newest discovery by Citizen Lab cybersleuths broadens the list of those allegedly targeted …

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone …

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmaker says she will question the police about their reported use of the NSO Group hacking tool on Israeli citizens. Without citing sources, the Calcalist financial daily said on Tuesday police have possessed the Pegasus spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group – which is now on a US government blacklist – since 2013. On Israel’s Channel 12 TV news, …

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report

Al Jazeera  

Citizen Lab watchdog says Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used by operator working in country since early 2020. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said on Wednesday it had identified an operator of the spyware working exclusively in El Salvador and targeting journalists and activists, many of whom were investigating alleged state corruption. While the researchers could not conclusively determine the …

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device
3 years ago

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device

Live Law  

A lawyer, who represented several persons implicated in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case has written to the Technical Committee appointed by the Supreme Court to probe into the allegations of snooping through Pegasus, suspecting compromise of his mobile device by Pegasus Malware.Advocate Nihalsing B Rathod, a practicing lawyer based in Nagpur has argued that his phone was intercepted. A …

Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
3 years ago

Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party, Law and Justice, said in an interview that the secret services in many countries are using …

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware
3 years ago

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the country’s ruling conservative …

Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware
3 years ago

Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Amnesty International said Thursday it has independently confirmed that powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group was used to hack a Polish senator multiple times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s parliamentary election campaign. The Associated Press reported last month that Citizen Lab, an internet watchdog group at the University of Toronto, …

SC panel probing Pegasus snooping scandal issues public notice; here's what it says
3 years ago

SC panel probing Pegasus snooping scandal issues public notice; here's what it says

India Today  

The Supreme Court-appointed committee to investigate the alleged use of Pegasus spyware to snoop on citizens has asked people who suspect their phones were targeted to contact them by January 7. In a public notice, the panel said any person who believed their phone/instrument has been infected with Pegasus can approach them and get their device examined. HERE'S WHAT THE …

Tusk says hacking marks crisis of democracy in Poland
3 years ago

Tusk says hacking marks crisis of democracy in Poland

The Independent  

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AP Exclusive: Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware
3 years ago

AP Exclusive: Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish Sen. Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s campaign against the right-wing populist government in parliamentary elections, an internet watchdog found. It’s the third finding by the University of Toronto’s nonprofit Citizen Lab that a Polish opposition figure was hacked with Pegasus …

Pegasus row: SC to set up technical experts committee to inquire into matter, formal order next week
3 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus row: SC to set up technical experts committee to inquire into matter, formal order next week

Firstpost  

The observation assumes significance as the Centre had earlier offered to set up an expert panel on its own to look into the grievances of alleged snooping on phones New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court Thursday observed orally that it will set up a technical expert committee to inquire into the Pegasus snooping matter and pass an …

Direct Centre To Disclose Use Of Pegasus Spyware : 5 Journalists On Potential Snoop List Move Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Direct Centre To Disclose Use Of Pegasus Spyware : 5 Journalists On Potential Snoop List Move Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a significant development in the Pegasus spyware controversy, five journalists who are reported to be in the potential list of snoop targets have filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court contending that the unauthorized use of surveillance by government agencies have violated their fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.This is the first instance of persons approaching the. In a …

Pegasus spyware row: Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking court-monitored probe on August 5
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking court-monitored probe on August 5

India Today  

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the Pegasus spyware controversy on Thursday, August 5. Read: PM Modi has put a weapon in our phones, it's anti-national: Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus row “The targeted surveillance using military-grade spyware is an unacceptable violation of the right to privacy which has been held to be …

Senior journalists N. Ram, Sashi Kumar move Supreme Court for probe into Pegasus snooping allegations
3 years, 5 months ago

Senior journalists N. Ram, Sashi Kumar move Supreme Court for probe into Pegasus snooping allegations

The Hindu  

Senior journalists N. Ram and Sashi Kumar have moved the Supreme Court for an independent probe headed by a former or sitting top court judge into the mass surveillance of over 142 potential “targets”, including journalists, lawyers, ministers, Opposition politicians, constitutional functionaries and civil society activists, using military-grade Israeli spyware Pegasus. Explained | Pegasus and the laws on surveillance in …

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha member John Brittas has moved the Supreme Court for a court-monitored investigation into allegations of snooping on activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using the Israeli spyware, Pegasus. “Hence, the government needs to appraise the reasons for the interceptions made to the gadgets of its own Ministers, staff, constitutional authorities, including Election Commissioners and judges, CBI officers, a …

Pegasus spyware: Khattar questions Amnesty International’s credibility
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware: Khattar questions Amnesty International’s credibility

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday raised questions about the credibility of Amnesty International, an international human rights organisation, that conducted forensic examination of mobile devices to detect Pegasus spyware. “Many allies of the Congress including Sitaram Yechury, Jayalalitha, Chandrababu Naidu, and Mamata Banerjee have complained that their phones were tapped during the UPA rule,” Khattar added. The …

Kamal Nath seeks probe into Pegasus snooping case by Supreme Court judge
3 years, 5 months ago

Kamal Nath seeks probe into Pegasus snooping case by Supreme Court judge

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Wednesday termed the alleged snooping of politicians and journalists by the Israeli spyware Pegasus as the “biggest attack on the privacy” of people and demanded a probe into it by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, the former State Chief Minister also said the Centre should …

French prosecutor opens inquiry following Pegasus spyware complaint
3 years, 5 months ago

French prosecutor opens inquiry following Pegasus spyware complaint

The Independent  

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French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying
3 years, 5 months ago

French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying

India Today  

Prosecutors in Paris said on Tuesday they had opened a probe into allegations that Moroccan intelligence services used the Israeli malware Pegasus to spy on several French journalists. A collaborative investigation by The Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde and other media outlets, based on a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers, claimed on Monday that spying worldwide using the …

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists
3 years, 5 months ago

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists

Live Law  

The Central Government on Monday denied all 'over the top allegations' of using Pegasus Spyware to snoop on opposition leaders, journalists, etc.The newly appointed IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while making a statement in this regard in Lok Sabha today, said,"The basis of this report is that there is consortium which has got access to leaked database of 50,000 phone numbers. …

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe

India Today  

The Pegasus report kicked up a storm on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament as several Opposition leaders cornered the government over it. Opposition leaders targeted the Central government over the alleged illegal use of the spyware and demanded an investigation into the role of the prime minister, the home minister, and top officials. The Opposition leaders …

False, far from reality: Pegasus developer on reports of phone hacking
3 years, 5 months ago

False, far from reality: Pegasus developer on reports of phone hacking

India Today  

Israeli cyber arms firm NSO, which developed the spyware Pegasus, has rubbished media reports which alleged that phones of journalists from across the world were hacked into and called the allegations “outrageous and far from reality”. A conglomerate of news organisations across the world has published reports claiming that the Israeli spyware, Pegasus, was used by several governments across the …

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre

India Today  

The Monsoon Session of Parliament kicked off on Monday amid a storm over the Pegasus spyware issue as several Opposition leaders targeted the Centre over the reports that the spyware was used to hack the phones of several prominent journalists and politicians in India. CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam had given a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 …

Phones of Politicians, Journalists ‘Hacked Using Pegasus’; Govt Denies Claim, Says ‘No Concrete Truth’
3 years, 5 months ago

Phones of Politicians, Journalists ‘Hacked Using Pegasus’; Govt Denies Claim, Says ‘No Concrete Truth’

News 18  

The Pegasus spyware was used to hack phones of Indian politicians, journalists and activists, said a report quoting an investigation by a group of 17 global media organisations, a claim that was denied by the central government. The government said in its response that “no unauthorised interception” has taken place and that the report is not only “bereft of facts” …

Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists: Report

Al Jazeera  

The reports say ‘authoritarian governments’ abused software sold by a private Israeli firm to hack mobile phones worldwide. Activists, politicians and journalists from around the world – including from Al Jazeera – were targeted in a surveillance operation using software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak by The Guardian, …

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