Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm

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by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Angela Giuffrida in Rome

March 6, 2026

Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government Italian prosecutors investigating a domestic spying scandal say they have independently confirmed that two immigration activists and a journalist were hacked at the same time in late 2024, suggesting all three were part of the same “infection campaign”. The development could bring more questions for the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni, who has denied any involvement in the hacking of the journalist, the Fanpage editor-in-chief, Francesco Cancellato. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/6/2026