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← StoriesWorldFirst published 19 October at 22:32, TVXS

Revelation of Pegasus surveillance of a prosecutor and others in Serbia

5 outlets · 5 articles
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Which outlet each circle is
  • TVXS Centre-left
  • Efimerida ton Syntakton Centre-left
  • Naftemporiki Centre
  • Kathimerini not rated
  • enikos.gr not rated
No published lean (2)

What is happening

What the sources report

Prosecutor Rade Bajic, who took part in the investigation into the alleged illegal decommissioning of a historic building in Belgrade, received a warning from Apple that his iPhone had been targeted. enikos.gr

According to the Guardian's reporting, an analysis by Citizen Lab found strong indications that he had been targeted with commercial spyware such as Pegasus. enikos.gr

Citizen Lab researchers have not established who is behind the attack. Efimerida ton Syntakton

Bajic said that his involvement in the case was the sole reason for the attack. Efimerida ton Syntakton

The Guardian had reported that Aleksandar Vucic personally ordered the lifting of the building's legal protection so that the site could be handed over for a hotel and tower for the Trump family, an investment of 500 million dollars. Kathimerini

Where they differ

enikos.gr writes that it has not been confirmed that Bajic's mobile phone was successfully infected, while Efimerida ton Syntakton writes that, as the researchers point out, there are strong indications that his phone was infected with commercial surveillance software. enikos.gr Efimerida ton Syntakton

enikos.gr reports that the prosecutor received Apple's notification in August, while TVXS reports that he was informed on 13 August by the manufacturer of his device. TVXS enikos.gr

AI summary (Claude) based on 4 articles. May contain errors; check the sources.

How each side headlined it

Each outlet's first headline, by its published political lean. The method

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When each outlet covered it

First report 19 October at 22:32, latest 20 October at 20:28. Within the first hour: 1 of 5 outlets. Each column: 1 hour.