Overview

• Prosecutors in Rome and Naples have ordered irreversible technical analyses on the smartphones of seven individuals identified as alleged victims of Graphite spyware.
• The probe focuses on media figures Roberto D’Agostino, Francesco Cancellato and Ciro Pellegrino, influencer Eva Vlaardingerbroek, and activists Luca Casarini, Giuseppe Caccia and Don Mattia Ferrara.
• Paragon Solutions rescinded its contract after intelligence agencies Aise and Aisi reportedly exceeded the software’s authorized use.
• Copasir has reopened its parliamentary oversight inquiry and is considering the declassification of testimony from Paragon representatives to clarify accountability.
• Opposition leaders, including Matteo Renzi, have denounced the espionage allegations as a grave breach of press freedom and demanded greater transparency from the government.