Greek court finds 4 guilty in major 2022 spyware scandal

Two Greeks and two Israelis found guilty of ‘breaching the confidentiality of telephone communications’ in major case that shook Greece.

A Greek court has sentenced four people, including two Israelis, to prison over a major wiretapping scandal involving the illegal use of Predator software to target dozens of politicians, journalists, business leaders and military officials.

Dubbed the “Greek Watergate” by local media, the scandal engulfed Greece in 2022 following allegations by opposition party leader Nikos Androulakis and journalist Thanasis Koukakis that they had been under state surveillance via phone malware.