A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court stated that there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can help the investigations to advance.
Both probes revolve around the alleged use of Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group. This spyware operates covertly by infiltrating phones or other devices to collect data and potentially spy on their owners. NSO Group claims that the spyware is exclusively available to governments for combating terrorism and other security threats. Pegasus has reportedly targeted over 1,000 individuals across 50 countries, including activists and journalists, as per security researchers and a 2021 global media investigation.
