Citizen Lab found that former MEP Stelios Kouloglou was repeatedly infected with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA Committee investigating commercial surveillance abuses in the European Union. The report also links his device to broader campaigns involving Russian and Belarusian-speaking exiled journalists and activists, while separately highlighting abuse of Cellebrite UFED, COLDRIVER, and telecom infrastructure by surveillance operators. #Pegasus #SteliosKouloglou #PEGACommittee #CitizenLab #Cellebrite #UFED #COLDRIVER
Keypoints
- Citizen Lab found Pegasus infections on Stelios Kouloglou’s iPhone in 2022 and 2023.
- The attacks occurred while he served on the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee.
- Researchers believe a zero-click exploit dubbed PWNYOURHOME was used.
- The case overlaps with a Pegasus campaign targeting exiled journalists and activists in Europe.
- The report also details Cellebrite UFED use against Andrey Pivovarov and telecom-based tracking campaigns.
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