A Greek court has convicted four people over the illegal use of Predator spyware, in a case with direct links to the Cyprus surveillance scandal first exposed by Phileleftheros in 2022 and 2023. The defendants — Tal Dilian, the Cyprus-linked founder of the Intellexa Group; Sara Hamou, reportedly his second wife; Greek businessman Felix Bitzios; […]

Four individuals have been convicted in Greece over the 'Predator' spyware scandal, which involved surveillance software used to target 87 people in what was dubbed 'Greece's Watergate'.

Four individuals accused in the Greek Predator spyware scandal have received suspended eight-year sentences. The scandal, which involved data manipulation and surveillance of political elites, led to a no-confidence vote against the government and resignations of high-ranking officials.

A Greek court has found four defendants guilty in the Predator spyware wiretapping case, a decision that politician Androulakis hailed as a vindication and a defeat for the 'parastate'.

Four businessmen representing companies have been found guilty in the Predator spyware trial in Athens, concerning telephone surveillance through the malicious software.

Tal Dilian, a former IDF intelligence officer, and his partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou, have been sentenced to prison in Greece for illegal surveillance using spyware, targeting government officials and journalists.

First-instance ruling sentences four company executives to 126 years in jail for involvement in illegal wiretapping using Predator spyware – and refers the case file to prosecution for further investigation into other suspects.

Journalist Thanasis Koukakis, one of the first victims targeted by the illegal Predator spyware, stated after the conviction that the ruling shows Greek citizens will not be defenseless against arbitrary actions.

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis welcomed the convictions in the Predator spyware case, calling it a "justification" of his four-year struggle against the surveillance scandal.

A decision is expected today from the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court regarding the Predator spyware case, involving four representatives of companies implicated in the illegal wiretapping scandal.

Four individuals have been convicted in Greece's 'Watergate' wiretapping scandal, which involved the surveillance of 87 people, including ministers and journalists, using Predator spyware.

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented sharply on the Predator spyware trial, noting the 126-year sentences for four defendants and demanding accountability for the true culprits behind the wiretapping.

The Greek opposition is demanding answers from the government and Prime Minister Mitsotakis regarding the alleged common center between the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and Predator spyware, following an prosecutor's statement.

Four individuals have been found guilty in the Predator spyware trial in Greece, receiving lengthy prison sentences for serial crimes of wiretapping, a verdict seen as a blow to the Mitsotakis government.