India, July 3 -- A former Member of the European Parliament who helped investigate the misuse of Pegasus spyware was himself targeted by the same surveillance tool, according to a new report by cybersecurity researchers at Citizen Lab. The report states that Greek journalist-turned-politician Stelios Kouloglou was hacked at least three times between October 2022 and March 2023 while serving on the European Parliament's committee investigating illegal spyware use across Europe.

Researchers said Kouloglou's iPhone was infected using Pegasus, spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group, which has faced global scrutiny over allegations that its software has been used to monitor journalists, activists, politicians, and government critics....