EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
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"EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Times of Israel, politico.eu, The Citizen Lab and Al Jazeera. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 43d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- EU lawmaker probing Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked by it, sparking outrage The Times of Israel · 45d ago
- Probe finds former MEP investigating Pegasus was hacked with Pegasus politico.eu · 45d ago
- Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus The Citizen Lab · 45d ago
- EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds The Guardian · 45d ago
- EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones WIRED · 45d ago
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