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Information released under data protection laws sheds light on apparent effort to undermine Canadian research group Citizen Lab

Catalonia's president is accusing Spain’s intelligence agency of conducting what he calls “massive political espionage” on the northeastern region’s independence movement

Spain's government on Tuesday denied illegally spying on Catalan independence leaders but was mum on whether it had undertaken any court-approved electronic surveillance after a rights group found that dozens of separatists' phones were targeted.

The European Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry is set to hold its first meeting today into breaches of EU law associated with the use of Pegasus and equivalent spyware, amid fresh allegations of Pegasus attacks on top politicians and journalists in Spain, and on a device in UK PM Boris Johnson’s…

A phone linked to No 10 Downing Street was targeted by powerful spyware which can turn mobiles into 24/7 listening devices, according to reports.

An operator of the powerful Pegasus spyware linked to the United Arab Emirates is suspected of being behind the infection.

Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that electronic devices connected to government networks, including some inside the prime minister's office and foreign ministry, appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software.

Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false

A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the regional chief and other elected officials, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments