This was announced at an emergency press conference on May 2. According to the statement, an “external force” invaded government leaders’ mobile communications in May and June 2021.

what is known

• The targets were Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles.
• The Pegasus program tracked cell phones, and Sanchez’s device was infected twice.
• In both cases, large amounts of data were removed.

When we speak of foreign interference, we mean that they are foreign to government agencies and do not have the jurisdiction of any official institution. That’s why we classify them as illegal and external,
– Minister Felix Bolaños added that the government is currently investigating whether other senior officials have been offended.

It seems a little funny if we point out that Pegasus came into the limelight in the Spanish and world media in late April, when Citizen Lab claimed that at least 65 Catalan politicians and activists had suddenly been targeted by spyware, presumably by the government. According to the investigation, the virus was used against the background of growing separatist sentiments to monitor the plans and actions of the Catalan authorities.

According to POLITICO, the European Parliament’s plenary session on Wednesday will discuss the use of Pegasus software by EU countries against individuals, including MEPs.