Europe | Bugging out

Spyware in Spain targeted the prime minister and his enemies

Pedro Sánchez and Catalan separatists were both hit by Pegasus

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Editor's note: After this article was published, Spain's CNI confirmed that it had wiretapped Catalan leaders, though it gave the number at 18, not over 60 as claimed by the Citizen Lab.

This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Bugging out”

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