Phones of Spanish PM, Defence Minister infected by Pegasus spyware
By MYBRANDBOOK
The government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday that Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles.
Speaking at a news conference, Bolanos said that Sanchez's phone was infected in May 2021 and at least one data leak occurred then. He however did not reveal who could have been spying on the premier and whether any foreign powers or Spanish groups were suspected of being behind it.
"The interventions were illicit and external. External means carried out by non-official bodies and without state authorisation," he said. He further added that the infections had been reported to the justice ministry, and the High Court would be in charge of the case.
The announcement followed intense pressure on the leftist coalition government to explain itself after Canada's digital rights group Citizen Lab said more than 60 people linked to the Catalan separatist movement had been targets of "Pegasus" spyware made by Israel's NSO Group.
The European Union's data protection watchdog has called for a ban on Pegasus over allegations it has been abused by client governments to spy on rights activists, journalists and politicians.
BREAKING NEWS
TECHNO TRENDS
Microsoft to build a new data centre to support Thailand's tec
Microsoft has revealed intentions to construct a regional data centre as w...
SAP launches cloud services to help Indian scaleups innovate m
SAP at SAP unveils now "GROW with SAP for Scaleups," a new cloud service d...
Denodo and Sonata form alliance to unlock data-to-value creati
Denodo and Sonata Information Technology India Limited (SITL) have annou...
Google Play Store will now let users download two apps simulta
Google Play Store now lets users download two apps simultaneously. While a...
E-Magazine
TECHNOTAINMENT
ED attaches Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty’s Rs 97 crore worth as
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized businessman Raj Kundra's pro
Salman Khan trolled for singing with B Praak at Anant Ambani's
To celebrate Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant Ambani’s 29th birthday
MOVERS & SHAKERS
DigiCert names Atri Chatterjee as CMO
DigiCert has announced the appointment of Atri Chatterjee as Chief Market
Amagi names its Chief Product Officer
Amagi announced the appointment of Richard Perkett as its Chief Product Of
OPEN YOUR EYES
INTERVIEWS
India continues to be a key contributor in Hitachi Vantara’s
The brand strategy of Hitachi Vantara is tied to further expanding the Hita
HPE’s transformation into an edge-to-cloud company is its un
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is driving towards one customer experience
HOT PICK
COLORFUL rolls out an array of gaming laptops
COLORFUL launched its incredible series of COLORFUL EVOL P15 gaming laptop
Dell Technologies launches new AI-powered commercial PC portfo
Dell Technologies has launched the broadest portfolio of commercial AI lap
MAKE IN INDIA BRANDS
STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
LENOVO GROUP LTD.
QUICK HEAL TECHNOLOGIES PVT. Ltd.
DIGISOL SYSTEMS LTD.
EMINENT CIO'S OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Lt Gen (Dr.) Rajesh Pant (Retd.)
LT Gen(Dr.) Rajesh Panth (Retd.), National cyber security coordination...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Roshni Nadar Malhotra is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and the c...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Som Satsangi
With more than three decades in the IT Sector, Som is responsible for ...
PARTNER SPEAKERS
PSU
Aadhaar: Architecting the World's Largest Biometric Identity System
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory au...
STPI encouraging software exports from India
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is an S&T organization under...
Leading company into fertilizers in the country
NFL is a dynamic organization committed to serve the farming community...
VIDEOS
Top 25 Brands
Value-Added Distribution
NETPOLEON SOLUTIONS
Netpoleon Group is a Value-Added Distributor (VAD) of Network Security...
BEETEL TELETECH LTD.
: Beetel is one of the oldest and most reputed brands in the Industry,...
SATCOM INFOTECH PVT. LTD.
Satcom Infotech Pvt. Ltd is a distribution houses in security in India...
ITFORUM 2024
WIITF 2024
CMO of the Year
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
EMINENT CIO's OF INDIA
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
MORE VIDEOS
ADVERTISEMENTS
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
UNICORNS REVOLUTIONISING
