Proposal manages to pass first reading in Knesset with vote of 59-58 after coalition MK leaves plenum for interview

Minister says Pegasus obtained large amount of data from Pedro Sanchez's cellphone; announcement comes as Madrid faces pressure for alleged hacking of Catalan separatists

Pedro Sanchez says answer needed amid claims notorious Pegasus software was used on leading figures in Catalonian separatist movement including elected officials

El Pais newspaper says government use of Pegasus software to hack cellphones targeted selected individuals and was not 'massive' as alleged

Toronto-based Citizen Lab says Israeli-made software was detected in devices of 65 people, including elected officials, activists, lawyers, European lawmakers and others

'We have suspected for a long time that we were the target of the state intelligence service,' Catalan leader says amid scandal involving Israeli-made Pegasus software

Toronto-based Citizen Lab says at least 65 activists and officials were targeted with NSO's Pegasus software in the wake of the region's independence bid

Citizen Lab says investigation found that at least 65 individuals were targeted with software sold by two NSO Group and Candiru

Researchers at Toronto-based Citizen Lab say Pegasus was also used to hack British Foreign Office on at least five occasions from July 2020 to July 2021

Hacking allegations are the latest in a series of reports linking spyware to abuses by authoritarian governments