Maria Zacharia· NI

Nuanced

Among the 90 targets of the Predator surveillance system were a then-active MEP with access to European Parliament documents and communications, the then Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and ministers participating in the Council of Europe.

Omissions

• The exact figure reported by BBC and other sources is 87 targets, not 90. This is a minor overestimation of approximately 3.4%.
• The MEP specifically targeted was Nikos Androulakis, who was an MEP at the time and later became leader of PASOK.
• Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was indeed among the confirmed targets.
• The data about the 87 targets comes from investigations and court proceedings related to the scandal.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Parliament PEGA Committee ReportMember of European Parliament Nikos Androulakis was targeted with the Predator spyware when a malicious link was sent to his telephone.
• SecondaryBBC NewsIn what became known as 'Greece's Watergate', surveillance software called Predator was used to target 87 people.
• SecondaryGovWatch - Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias surveilledThe monitoring of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias with Predator spyware is documented as part of the scandal.
• TertiaryWikipedia - 2022 Greek surveillance scandalThe scandal involved the use of Predator spyware to monitor politicians, journalists and businesspeople. Key targets included MEP Nikos Androulakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.