Ciro Pellegrino, an Italian journalist from Fanpage, received a notification from Apple regarding a mercenary spyware attack on his device, marking him as the second reporter in his agency targeted after editor Francesco Cancellato. This incident follows a troubling trend in Italy, where six individuals, including civil society members and activists, have faced similar spyware threats allegedly linked to state actors. Pellegrino, known for his criticisms of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's far-right party, expressed disbelief at the attack and emphasized the urgent necessity for transparency on the misuse of surveillance by authorities in Italy.
On Tuesday evening I received a notification from Apple informing me that it had detected a mercenary spyware attack targeting my device.
It's a horrible feeling. Why have I been targeted? I've been asking myself that ever since the notification arrived.
An answer is owed to everyone who has an interest in knowing who, in this country, has torn to shreds the clear boundary between security and surveillance.
It's the first time anything like this has happened to me. I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a prank.
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