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Another person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward


Four people have so far come forward as victims of the Paragon spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp users, including one journalist and three activists.

On Monday, during a press conference organized by Sandro Ruotolo, an Italian member of the European Parliament, Casarini said that he filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office in Palermo, Italy, regarding the alleged hack. The other three victims include Francesco Cancellato, the director of news website Fanpage.it; Libyan activist Husam El Gomati, who lives in Sweden and works on immigration issues relating to Italy and Libya; and Casarini. In the same press release, the Italian government said that Meta told it there were other targets in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

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