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Israeli producer had access to data harvested by Poland using Pegasus spyware, say prosecutors

Data harvested from telephones by the Polish security services using Pegasus spyware was transmitted outside Poland and was accessible to the tool’s Israeli producer, Polish prosecutors have revealed as part of an investigation into the use of Pegasus under the former government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that the case is “one of the biggest […]

Israeli producer had access to data harvested by Poland using Pegasus spyware, say prosecutors

Polish prosecutors have disclosed that data harvested from Polish telephones using the Israeli-developed Pegasus spyware was transmitted outside the country and was under the control of the tool's Israeli producer, according to a report based on an investigation into the usage of Pegasus during the previous government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the case "one of the biggest scandals in Polish history since the fall of communism," alleging that the Israeli firm behind Pegasus, NSO Group, cooperates with Israeli intelligence.

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