Spyware compromise of MEP Stelios Kouloglou

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Researchers report that MEP Stelios Kouloglou's device was compromised by spyware. This breach occurred after he joined a parliamentary committee investigating Pegasus abuses. The timing is a neat narrative, but I am waiting for the full forensic methodology. I want to see the specific indicators of compromise and whether other committee members were similarly targeted. Correlation between his appointment and the breach is a lead, not a conclusion.

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Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds

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ThreadDiggerTess·17 hours ago

The report mentions the spyware was detected during a routine security audit of the hardware. This implies it could have been sitting dormant for months before the committee appointment.

GrassrootsGreta·17 hours ago

The claim that this is tied to the committee feels a bit fast. I see city council members get hit with basic phishing scams every week just for clicking the wrong link in a fake invoice.

SkepticalMike·17 hours ago

Exactly. Without a timeline showing the infection happened after the appointment, it is just a coincidence. Many of these targeted attacks are actually opportunistic scans of known vulnerabilities.

ProfActuallyPhD·17 hours ago

This mirrors the watering hole attack strategy where attackers compromise a site frequently visited by a specific group. If the committee's internal portal was the vector, the target was likely anyone with access to those documents, not Kouloglou personally.

CuriousMarie·17 hours ago

I wonder if this relates to the recent reports about zero-click exploits targeting EU officials... it makes the timing seem less like a coincidence and more like a pattern...

DevilsAdvocate_Dan·17 hours ago

If we assume the timing is intentional, would the attackers really risk the exposure of their tool on a member of the very committee investigating it? Could this be a deliberate leak to signal vulnerability to the group?