US EditionGreece Predator Scandal: Four Convicted over Spyware Affair that Shook Greece
Four convicted for illegally using Predator spyware to wiretap over 90 Greek politicians, journalists, and officials, receiving a combined sentence of 126 years, court ruled.
- Thursday's verdict in Athens found the court convicted four people over the 2022 wiretapping scandal that prompted resignations and a no-confidence vote against Mitsotakis.
- In early 2022, investigative journalist Thanasis Koukakis reported his phone was infected with Predator spyware, with `Half of the cabinet and high ranking generals were under surveillance by the national security agency and Predator spyware`, said Koukakis.
- The defendants include Tal Dilian, former Israeli soldier and founder of Intellexa, his partner, and two Greek executives; the court sentenced them to 126 years and eight months, with eight years to serve, but they remain free pending appeal.
- Victims and rights groups reacted, with Koukakis saying he was "extremely satisfied," as Androulakis stated the ruling enables prosecutors to examine espionage charges, RSF called it "a fresh blow to media freedom."
- ADAE found the spyware affected more than 90 people, while the Supreme Court of Greece's 2024 ruling angered victims and human rights groups, and the employees who moved servers in December 2021 were not questioned.
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In 2022, it was revealed that 87 people in Greece were monitored with spyware called Predator, including ministers, senior military officials, and journalists.
Ex-top Israeli officer and Intellexa founder convicted in Greek spyware case
Tal Dilian and three others are set to appeal a landmark Athens misdemeanour court ruling over the use of Predator spyware – the first criminal conviction of executives at a commercial spyware firm for the way clients used their technology
Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology
Responding to a landmark judgement by an Athens court which found four individuals linked to spyware maker Intellexa, guilty of unlawful access to private communication systems and data, and of violating privacy and data protection laws, Rebecca White, Amnesty International’s Security Lab Researcher said: “Almost four years since the ‘Predatorgate’ scandal hit Greece, we are finally seeing consequences for those involved in the abuse of surveil…
A Greek court has given four people suspended prison sentences in a wiretapping case dubbed the “Greek Watergate.” In 2022, it was revealed that 87 people, including ministers, senior military officials and journalists, were monitored using surveillance software called Predator. The four defendants who distributed the software were found guilty by an Athens court of violating the confidentiality of telephone communications and illegally obtainin…
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