NEW: Italian gov reportedly admits it targeted activists with #Paragon mercenary spyware.
After ~2 months that began with denials & slid into evasions, some clarity finally came.
But the scandal is far from over: some of the targeting still isn't explained 1/
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spyware-scandal-italian-government-reportedly-admits-targeting-activists/
After ~2 months that began with denials & slid into evasions, some clarity finally came.
But the scandal is far from over: some of the targeting still isn't explained 1/
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spyware-scandal-italian-government-reportedly-admits-targeting-activists/
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Bad look.
This continues to fuel the scandal & suspicion of wrongdoing.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/italian-journalist-whatsapp-israeli-spyware
After #WhatsApp notified targets at the end of January, we've been forensically confirming spyware infections on targets' phones.👇
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qtzckelov7u3bxfxptrzd22u/post/3lkr2d2yyq22p