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Krzysztof Brejza is the Polish opposition leader.
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Several members of political opposition groups in Poland have produced evidence that they were hacked by the software, raising alarming questions about the Polish government's use of the software.
The leader of Poland's Civic Platform party, Senator Krzysztof Brejza, had his phone compromised 33 times in the six months leading up to the election, as reported by the Associated Press. Polish state media published damaging text messages obtained from Brejza's phone, leading to concerns that spyware had been used.
There is a threat to the rules-based international order.
Citizen Lab, a research group based at the University of Toronto, has done extensive work on the project. The Citizen Lab found evidence that linked the killing of the New York Times journalist to the Pegasus spyware.
In the Polish case, Citizen Lab found evidence of compromises targeting a lawyer representing Polish opposition groups and a prosecutor involved in a case against the ruling Law and Justice party. There were traces of Pegasus on the targets devices.
The Polish government has always denied the use of any kind of spy ware. The deputy defense minister said that the Polish services did not use the Pegasus system. It isn't used to investigate anyone in our country.
The scandal is likely to affect Poland's standing in the European Union and build the case for further technical protections against Pegasus. In November, Apple filed a federal lawsuit against NSO Group, which develops and sells the product, seeking a permanent injunction against the company's use of Apple products and services. The US Treasury Department moved to block exports or other transactions with the company, calling it a threat to the rules-based international order.
