HISTORICAL FACTS: Thanasis koukakis | History Defined

Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds

Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3

Wiretapping Scandal Goes To Court In Greece

A trial linked to the illegal wiretapping of politicians and journalists using the spy software Predator opens on Wednesday in Greece, three years after a scandal that rocked the country.

International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025

Reporters dig up more links between Greek government and spyware

A media outlet uncovers that the Greek government sent millions of dollars to a company that sells an illegal spyware.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

Greek prosecutor to probe alleged bugging of journalist's phone

A Greek prosecutor said on Thursday she had begun an investigation into an allegation by a journalist that his smartphone had been infected by surveillance software in an operation by the country's intelligence service.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

IFJ condemns use of new spyware Predator to target investigative journalist in Greece

The International Federation of Journalists, along with the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers, has condemned an alleged attempt to spy on Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis through a new surveillance software named Predator.

Newslaundry · Apr 15, 2022