Poland's prime minister says authorities widely used spyware under the previous government
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of victims
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims.
Tusk made the comment during a news briefing alongside President Andrzej Duda, a political opponent. The use of Pegasus was alleged to have occurred under a government led by Law and Justice, a right-wing party with which Duda is aligned.
Tusk said he was sharing information with Duda that showed wide use of the aggressive spyware in Poland. He said he would provide Duda with a full set of documents, if he were interested.
“I have a disclosed document at the moment, but this is only a sample of the documents that are at your disposal, Mr. President,” Tusk told Duda at the start of a meeting of the Cabinet Council, a consultation format between the president and the government.
