Coverage dated November 3, 2021

Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware

Headline from KOB 4

A senior official in Hungary's governing party acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the government purchased a powerful spyware tool, which was allegedly used to target journalists, businesspeople and an opposition politician.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. KOB 4

    Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A senior official in Hungary's governing party acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the government purchased a powerful spyware tool, which was allegedly used to target journalists, businesspeople and an opposition politician.

  2. The Times of Israel

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Hungary admits to using NSO Group's Pegasus spyware | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A Hungarian ruling party lawmaker acknowledged the Interior Ministry bought and used Pegasus surveillance software. While he said no laws were broken, minutes of a parliamentary meeting are classified until 2050.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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