Spain: 2021 spyware attack targeted prime minister’s phone

Sánchez’s (pic) mobile phone was breached twice in May 2021, and Robles’ device was targeted once the following month, Bolaños said Monday in a hastily convened news conference. — Reuters

MADRID: Spanish officials said on May 2 that the cellphones of the prime minister and the defense minister were infected last year with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies in an unauthorised operation.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s mobile phone was breached twice in May 2021, and Defense Minister Margarita Robles’ device was targeted once the following month, Presidency Minister Félix Bolaños said Monday in a hastily convened news conference.