⚠️ This is extremely serious: PASOK party said its leader, Nikos Androulakis, discovered that somebody tried to infect his phone with the #Predator spyware. He discovered this by making use of a European Parliament service to detect spyware in MEP phones. kathimerini.gr/politics/56197…
Androulakis said a detailed check of his phone showed he received a message on 21 Sept. 2021 (just before the KINAL leadership race got underway) with a link which Citizens Lab has said is used as bait to install the spyware. He never clicked on it. #Predator
PASOK said #Androulakis has informed, among others, EP head Roberta Metsola, Vera Jourova, and members of the EP Committee investigating the use of spyware against MEPs. He also filed a criminal complaint to the prosecutor of the Greece's Supreme Court.
This alarming revelation comes a few months after Greek journalist @nasoskook discovered that he had been the target of surveillance through #Predator between July & Sept. 2021. haaretz.com/israel-news/te…
"Revealing who is behind such problematic practices and on behalf of whom they act is not a personal matter. It is my democratic duty," Androulakis said exiting the Supreme Court.
PASOK chief files complaint over alleged phone tap attempt
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