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Poland Pegasus spyware surveillance scandal

Overview

Polish authorities and intelligence agencies have concluded investigations into the use of Pegasus spyware, developed by the Israel-based NSO Group. The findings reveal that the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) lacked full control over the surveillance system, specifically lacking passwords to certain administrative accounts.

This lack of oversight allowed the software developer to maintain technical access to the infrastructure, enabling the unauthorized transmission of sensitive data from mobile devices to foreign servers outside of Poland. The compromised data included information belonging to Polish citizens, opposition leaders, and independent prosecutors. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has characterized the incident as ‘a serious crime against the state’ and one of the largest scandals in the country since the fall of communism.

A Sejm investigative commission has officially concluded its work, unanimously adopting a final report without amendments. Commission Chairwoman Magdalena Sroka stated that evidence indicates the purchase, provision, and use of the Pegasus system against individuals opposing the previous government was illegal.

The 700-page report has resulted in criminal notifications against 11 individuals, including former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and former Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński. The Sejm Speaker is expected to present both public and classified portions of the report to Parliament in November.

Entities

Poland · NSO Group · Donald Tusk · Pegasus · Zbigniew Ziobro

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Poland Pegasus investigative commission adopts final report

    A Polish investigative commission has adopted a final report concluding that the purchase and use of Pegasus spyware against political opponents was illegal.

  2. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Poland investigates Pegasus spyware access by NSO Group

    Polish investigators found that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware allowed data to be transmitted outside Poland and that the state lacked full control over the surveillance system used by the anti-corruption bureau.

  3. [POLITICS] 8 sources
    Poland Pegasus scandal: Tusk calls data transfer to Israel a crime

    Prime Minister Donald Tusk labeled the Pegasus spyware scandal a crime against the state after findings showed sensitive Polish citizen data was transferred to Israel and foreign servers.

Sources

aksam.com.tr · gazetaprawna.pl · haberkibris.com · haberturk.com · ilfattoquotidiano.it · it.euronews.com · oko.press · rmf24.pl · sondakikakibris.com · srnnews.com · trybuna.info · wiadomosci.gazeta.pl · yenisafak.com

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