The founder of spyware maker Intellexa has said he is planning to appeal a conviction handed down by a Greek court on charges that he and three other executives illegally obtained personal data as part of a mass-wiretapping campaign in the country.
The spying scandal, sometimes referred to as “Greek Watergate,” involved the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists using the Intellexa’s Predator spyware. The tool is capable of breaking into iPhones and Android devices to steal call logs, text messages, emails, and location data, typically by tricking a target into clicking a malicious link.
