Wednesday, February 14, 2024

POLISH PM ACCUSES PREDECESSOR OF HACKING OPPOSITION TELEPHONES

The Polish Government has been embroiled in a major spying scandal, after the newly elected Prime Minister accused his predecessor of hacking the telephones of opposition politicians and journalists. 

The claims centre around a sophisticated spyware system known as Pegasus - which is used by a number of law enforcement agencies to prevent criminal activity but which human rights groups say is also being abused by autocratic governments. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray has the story. 

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