Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm

Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government Italian prosecutors investigating a domestic spying scandal said they have independently confirmed that two immigration activists and a journalist were hacked at the same time in late 2024, suggesting all three were part of the same “infection campaign”. The development could fuel more questions for the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni, who has denied any involvement in t...

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Angela Giuffrida in Rome