Cybersecurity incident — 2022-05-02 00:00:00
Affected organization: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles
Affected country: Spain
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Internal Denial of Service
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Spanish government officials reveal that the mobile phones used by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were infected with Pegasus spyware, a well-known surveillance tool made by Israel's NSO Group.