Thanasis Koukakis

Rule Changes

Vindicated by court ruling; continues reporting

Commercial spyware companies have sold phone-hacking tools to governments for over a decade with virtually no criminal consequences for misuse. On February 26, an Athens court convicted four individuals behind the Predator spyware, including Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, and sentenced them to eight years in prison for illegally surveilling at least 87 Greek politicians, journalists, and military officials.

Updated May 29