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Paragon Spyware Used To Target European Journalists, Warns Citizen Labs
- Canadian security researchers at Citizen Lab reveal that Paragon's Graphite spyware has targeted European journalists, including those at an Italian news site Fanpage.it.
- WhatsApp previously warned of hacking activities by Paragon Solutions targeting journalists and civil society members.
- Citizen Lab reports that additional journalists have been targeted with advanced spyware, with evidence linking attacks to Paragon operators.
- Analysis by Citizen Lab confirms that journalists, including Ciro Pellegrino, were targeted by Paragon's Graphite mercenary spyware.
- Questions arise about the involvement of the government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the spyware incidents.
- Spyware companies like Paragon and NSO Group claim to sell to governments for security purposes but their tools have been used to compromise journalists and politicians' devices.
- NSO Group's Pegasus spyware has faced legal issues in the past, including lawsuits and allegations of facilitating human rights violations worldwide.
- In December 2024, WhatsApp won a legal battle against NSO Group for illegally hacking into its systems and targeting individuals with spyware.
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