Beppe Caccia
March 11, 2025
•[ spyware, targeted attack ]
Italian report described alleged surveillance using commercial spyware against a public figure.
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Journalists
February 26, 2025
•[ spyware, phishing, targeted attack ]
Amnesty reported two Serbian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware via one-click links.
Local media outlets in Azerbaijan
February 20, 2025
•[ targeted attack, data destruction, state-sponsored attack ]
Azerbaijans parliament commission head said APT29/Cozy Bear was behind a Feb 20 cyberattack that targeted internal servers at Baku TV and spread to other outlets, aiming to disrupt media infrastructure and alter/delete information; officials framed motive as retaliation over Russia-related media actions.
Italian Political Consultant, Francesco Nicodemo
January 1, 2025
•[ spyware, government surveillance, targeted attack ]
Italian political consultant Francesco Nicodemo, who has worked with centre-left politicians, revealed in November 2025 that he was notified by WhatsApp in January that his phone had been targeted with Paragon spyware. His case broadens an existing spyware scandal in Italy that has already affected journalists, activists and business leaders. Parliamentary committee COPASIR has acknowledged that Italian intelligence agencies used Paragon in some cases, but it is unclear who ordered surveillance on Nicodemo or whether his device was successfully infected, prompting calls from experts for greater transparency from both the government and the spyware vendor.
