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Spanish Prime Minister’s phone ‘stained’ with Pegasus spyware

The phone of the Spanish prime minister was infected with the Pegasus spyware - Photo 1.

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez on the phone during a meeting with EU leaders in Belgium in July 2020 – Photo: AP

“We are sure this is an attack from outside. Because in Spain, in a democracy like ours, all such interference is done only with the permission of the judiciary. “, Chief of Office of the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. Felix Bolanos, confirmed on May 2.

Prime Minister Sanchez’s phone is infected with spyware Pegasus May 2021, and Minister Robles in June of the same year. The attacker has extracted a large amount of data from the phone, but there is no evidence that this data has been used or exploited.

Pegasus spyware can silently infiltrate mobile phones to extract data or activate cameras and microphones to eavesdrop and record videos without the user’s knowledge.

Mr. Bolanos did not specify how Spain discovered the incident or hinted at which country was behind the incident.

NSO Corporation, which is based in Israel and develops Pegasus, claims the software is only sold to government agencies to target criminals and terrorists. The Israeli authorities are said to have given the green light to the export of this spyware.

Catalan separatists accuse Spain’s intelligence agencies of using spyware to spy on their mobile phones. At least 60 Catalan independence advocates had Pegasus installed, according to a Canadian investigative team.

According to Reuters, this has fueled tension and controversy within Mr. Sanchez’s minority government.

ERC, a Catalan party and considered an ally key of the Government Sanchez, declares that he will not support you Sanchez until confidence-building and transparency measures are in place.

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