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Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist
- Italian lawmakers confirm Italy used Paragon spyware to target immigration activists but not a journalist, as concluded by a parliamentary committee's report.
- The report raised key questions about the spyware attacks, with the investigation leaving many aspects unanswered.
- WhatsApp notifications in January alerted 90 users, leading to revelations and a scandal in Italy regarding spyware use.
- Italian nonprofit activists were found to have been targeted lawfully by intelligence agencies for alleged illegal immigration facilitation.
- No evidence was found of journalist Francesco Cancellato being targeted by Italy's intelligence agencies, as per the COPASIR committee.
- Paragon's foreign government customers and unanswered questions about the journalist targeting leave scope for further investigation.
- Cancellato, a journalist, and director of Fanpage.it, doubted COPASIR's conclusions and sought explanations.
- COPASIR's report disclosed new details on Paragon's spyware operations and the relationships with Italian intelligence agencies.
- The report indicated legal approval for spyware deployments by Italian intelligence agencies AISE and AISI.
- Paragon's contracts reportedly contain clauses prohibiting spyware use against journalists and human rights activists.
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