Hungary: IPI demands inquiry into use of Pegasus spyware against journalists
Cenzolovka 23.07.2021
The IPI global press freedom network today called for an immediate government inquiry into the alleged spyware attacks targeting journalists in Hungary using the Pegasus tool developed by the Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group.
Foto: CEEC-China 2018 (CC) The call follows the revelations by an international media consortium revealing how the spyware has been illegally deployed by Hungarian intelligence or national security services against at least five journalists, as well as activists, lawyers and an opposition politician. The international investigation reported that forensic analysis found that the mobile phones belonging to two journalists with the investigative outlet Direkt36 had
