Greece Remands Pakistanis Accused of Plotting Anti-Semitic Attack

Islamabad: Greece on Friday remanded into custody two Pakistani suspects accused of plotting an anti-Semitic attack after they testified before a magistrate, their lawyer said, Pakistan based The News International newspaper reported.Two men aged 29 and 27, admitted to exchanging messages concerning a possible attack on a Jewish restaurant in Athens, said lawyer Iraklis Stavaris.The two men are

April 1, 2023
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2 Pakistanis Arrested In Greece For Plotting Terrorist Attack At Jewish Restaurant

Athens: Greek authorities foiled a terrorist attack against Jewish and Israeli targets in the country and arrested two Pakistanis over an alleged plot, The Wall Street Journal reported citing officials.The Greek police anti-terrorist division and the country’s intelligence services dismantled a terrorist network. According to Greek police, the terrorist network was planning attacks in Greece and

March 29, 2023
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Jaishankar Greets People of Greece On Their Independence Day

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday extended greetings to his Greek counterpart and the people of Greece on their Independence Day.He said that the civilizational linkages between the two countries are deeply valued.Taking to Twitter, the EAM wrote "Warm greetings to FM@NikosDendias and the Government and people of Greece on their Independence Day.""Deeply value our

March 25, 2023
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US Citizen Hacked by Spyware

The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware.

A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and officials with knowledge of the case.

The disclosure is the first known case of an American citizen being targeted in a European Union country by the advanced snooping technology, the use of which has been the subject of a widening scandal in Greece. It demonstrates that the illicit use of spyware is spreading beyond use by authoritarian governments against opposition figures and journalists, and has begun to creep into European democracies, even ensnaring a foreign national working for a major global corporation…

March 21, 2023
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