# Paragon spyware activity found on more journalists’ devices

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/paragon-spyware-activity-found-on-more-journalists-devices/28315
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2025-06-13T22:52:52Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @hbxc0re — 2025-06-13T22:52:52Z

The webpage reports on a recent scandal involving the use of Paragon spyware to target journalists’ devices. Two European journalists’ mobile devices, including a prominent journalist who wishes to remain anonymous and Ciro Pellegrino, were confirmed to have been targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. The Citizen Lab, a digital forensics research institute, attributed the attacks to a sophisticated zero-click exploit, which was mitigated by Apple in iOS version 18.3.1. The Italian government’s alleged use of Paragon’s spyware has sparked a public spat between the company and its former client, with Paragon terminating its contract with Italy.

> **[Paragon spyware activity found on more journalists’ devices](https://therecord.media/paragon-graphite-spyware-journalists-apple-devices-citizen-lab)**
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> Two European journalists were among the people recently notified by Apple that they had been targeted with spyware by Paragon, according to a report from the Citizen Lab, with one device showing signs of a full infection.

> **[GitHub - mvt-project/mvt: MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with...](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt)**
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> MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise.