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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

What we know about Spain’s cyber-espionage spyware scandals

Spanish flag with illustrated phone with Pegasus written on screen.
Spanish ministers and Catalan independence politicians have been targeted with Pegasus spyware. Photograph: Andre M Chang/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Two years after a joint investigation by the Guardian and El País revealed the apparent use of Pegasus spyware to target senior pro-independence Catalan politicians, the Spanish government finds itself beset by internal and external cyber-espionage scandals that have led to the sacking of the country’s intelligence chief.

What is Pegasus?

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