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US Sanctions Greece-Based Intellexa, Creator of Predator Spyware

The US Treasury Department has announced a sanctions package against Intellexa, a spyware vendor and a network of European firms, including those in Greece. This network is responsible for the sale of a widely used mobile surveillance software known...

Journalists Who Exposed Wiretapping Scandal in Greece on Trial

Journalists and media outlets that exposed the wiretapping scandal in Greece in 2022 will appear in court on Thursday to face a defamation lawsuit in a case that Human Rights Watch says highlights the country's deteriorating media freedom. The scandal...

Creature Lived 230 Million Years Ago Discovered in Brazil

In Brazil, researchers have discovered the remains of a creature called Venetorapter gassenae, a predator reptile with really big hands and long claws that lived about 230 million years ago. Rodrigo Müller, a scientist from the Federal University of Santa...

Meta Executive Working in Greece Hacked by ‘Predator’ Spyware

A dual U.S.-Greek national working for Meta Platforms Inc. was hacked by the Predator spyware for around one year in Greece, the New York Times (NYT) revealed on Monday. At the time, Artemis Seaford was in Greece working as a...

Wiretapping Scandal in Greece: Defense Chief “Under Surveillance”

A new report on Greece's wiretapping scandal alleged that defense chief General Konstantinos Floros has been under surveillance by the Greek intelligence service (EYP). The paper Documento which has uncovered many aspects of the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the...

Greek Police Raid Companies Related to Wiretapping Scandal

Greek police on Tuesday raided the Athens offices of several companies that could be related to the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the government in recent months. Among the companies targeted was of Intellexa, an Israeli-owned company related to the...

Greek Wiretapping Scandal: Minister’s Phone ‘Under Surveillance’

The Greek wiretapping scandal took another turn for the worse for the government on Sunday as a paper published telephone conversations of a prominent minister who was allegedly spied upon by the intelligence service (EYP). Newspaper Documento, who almost single-handily...

Wiretapping Scandal: Greece Sold the Predator Spyware Abroad

The Foreign Ministry in Greece confirmed late on Thursday press reports that it allowed the sale of the Predator spyware in 2021 to at least one foreign nation, admitting therefore that it was aware of the controversial software used...

Wiretapping Scandal in Greece: Police Chief Was “Under Surveillance”

A new media report on the wiretapping scandal in Greece on Sunday alleged that the former head of Greek Police (ELAS) and a senior judge were under surveillance by the intelligence service. The report in the weekly Documento newspaper, which...

New Reports on Wiretapping Scandal in Greece Add to Government Woes

The government in Greece is facing growing pressure over the wiretapping scandal, as media reports over the weekend alleged the intelligence services were orchestrating the surveillance of politicians and journalists. The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been claiming that if...