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Greek government accused of defanging probe into its wiretapping scandal
Opposition lawmakers cry foul as Mitsotakis administration neutralizes officials investigating Athens wiretaps.
By Nektaria Stamouli
October 26, 2023
The government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is...
How Israel Invested in Spyware at Heart of Greek Scandal, EU...
In 2017, state-owned Israeli arms maker invested in two firms in bid to compete with NSO. It sold Cytrox to Intellexa, a firm operating...
Messages to tapping targets are published
By Yiannis Souliotis
Jul 28, 2023
An online news website published on Thursday some of the malicious text messages sent to 92 people in order...
Data, Spies and Indifference: How Mitsotakis Survived His ‘Watergate’
The surveillance scandal made headlines but did not hurt the Greek government at the ballot box. Experts say this reflects a general ambivalence about...
Is Edelman following Predator?
The president and CEO of a Greek company linked to communications giant Edelman attended an event organized on the Greek spyware scandal. That raises...
Tal Dilian: How Mr Predator attempted to save his image
His name is linked to wiretapping scandals in Cyprus & Greece – the former Israeli intelligence officer is one of Europe’s most controversial figures....
Concerns about Predator in Greece was approved
May 9, 2023
The EP’s committee of inquiry into the use of Pegasus software and related surveillance software (PEGA) has adopted its final report and...
EU lawmakers launch plea for spyware controls
Greece, Cyprus, Poland and Hungary among countries where surveillance software needs serious checks, lawmakers say.
By Antoaneta Roussi
May 9, 2023
The European Parliament wants the...
EU Prosecutor probes Greek ‘Predatorgate’
By Sarantis Michalopoulos
Apr 4, 2023
Corrections:Clarifies that the investigation request was made by an MEP and not the Parliament's PEGA committee.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office...
Flight of the Predator: Jet Linked to Israeli Spyware Tycoon Brings...
A cross-continental investigation uncovered a network of firms connected to Tal Dilian, ex-commander of a top secret Israeli intel unit, who has bought up...