EU lawmaker probing Pegasus spyware abuse was targeted with Pegasus spyware
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Cynthia B Brumfield
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This article covers a major cybersecurity incident where an EU lawmaker investigating the abuse of Pegasus spyware was themselves hacked using Pegasus spyware. The content also touches on broader cybersecurity news including the FBI disrupting NetNut-linked proxy infrastructure, Russian hackers exposing UK government credentials, India investigating an iPhone 18 Pro supply-chain leak, a UK minister comparing AI risks to Hiroshima, sanctioned states increasingly relying on cryptocurrency, and the first fully AI-run ransomware attack being spotted.
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