News about Antonis Samaras

The mobile phones of 33 top-profile public figures had been targeted illegally by spyware malware known as Predator, as well as technology used by state intelligence agency EYP, according to Left-wing weekly newspaper Documento on Saturday. Among the suspected victims were former foreign and finance ministers, former prime minister Antonis Samaras, journalists, and company executives, including Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest football clubs.

The report by a weekly newspaper Documento will be the subject of an investigation in which Kostas Vaxevanis, the paper's editor, will testify next week. According to the study, former premier Antonis Samaras, current members of the cabinet, and shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest football clubs, were among the list of targets. According to the paper, illegal software known as Predator was used in conjunction with technologies used by Greece's state intelligence service EYP.

Former premier Antonis Samaras (left), current Cabinet members, and shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis (right), owner of Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest football clubs, according to Documento. According to the journal, Illegal software known as Predator was used in conjunction with technology employed by Greece's state intelligence service EYP. According to the journal, influential members of the conservative New Democracy party - potential rivals in any future leadership challenge to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (inset) — were among those criticized, of which there were 30 politicians.