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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia

Italian government denies it spied on journalists and migrant activists using Paragon spyware

Italy Spyware - (LaPresse)

The Italian government denied Wednesday that it had spied on journalists and migrant activists using spyware but said it would cooperate with an investigation into “vulnerabilities” after at least seven Italian cellphones were apparently hacked with military-grade surveillance technology.

Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service informed dozens of people across the European Union on Jan. 31 that they had been targeted in a spyware attack using technology from Israeli cyber firm Paragon Solutions.

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