EU commissioner calls for urgent action against Pegasus spyware

Didier Reynders condemns hacking of political opponents and journalists and says bloc closely watching Hungary investigationThe EU must swiftly legislate to further protect the rights of activists, journalists and politicians following the Pegasus spyware scandal, and the perpetrators of illegal tapping must be prosecuted, the bloc’s justice commissioner has told the European parliament.Didier Reynders told MEPs that the European Commission “totally condemned” alleged attempts