The Spanish Prime Minister’s smartphone is infected with spyware

According to Reuters, the Spanish government announced that it had discovered spyware named Pegasus on the phones of incumbent Prime Minister Pedroz Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez talking by phone on July 20, 2020 reuters

Felix Bolanos – Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office informed the media that Mr. Sanchez’s phone was infected Malicious apps on since May 2021 and has caused at least one data leak. Bolanos did not specify which individual or organization was behind the espionage attack, and did not disclose whether the perpetrator was Spanish or a foreign national.

“This activity is illegal and comes from the outside, is conducted by an NGO and without the consent of a state legal authority,” Bolanos said, adding that the case had been reported. to the Department of Justice as well as the Supreme Court.

The announcement continues to put pressure on the Left coalition government, not long after Canadian company Citizen Lab discovered that more than 60 people linked to the Catalan separatist movement had been targeted by Pegasus software. NSO corporation (Israel) development.

NSO has stated that Pegasus is only sold to Government agencies for them to deal with criminal and terrorist groups and must be approved by the Israeli authorities. However, enterprise This is constantly criticized, accused of invading the privacy of smartphone users.

As for Pegasus, this is one of the most dangerous and famous spyware around the world, capable of infiltrating mobile phones to collect data, activate hardware features, and serve the purpose of spying. follow me victim unaware.