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Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware

✍️ Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Zack Whittaker, Senior Reporter, Russell Brandom, Rebecca Bellan, Maxwell Zeff, Ivan Mehta, Anthony Ha, Dominic-Madori Davis, --C-Author-Card-Image-Size Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var 📅 October 09, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 10, 2025

Summary: The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists.

A prominent Italian businessman was targeted with Paragon spyware, according to local news reports.

On Thursday, Italian online investigative website IrpiMedia and newspaper La Stampa reported that Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone was among around 90 people who received a notification from WhatsApp in January, alert

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Zack Whittaker, Senior Reporter, Russell Brandom, Rebecca Bellan, Maxwell Zeff, Ivan Mehta, Anthony Ha, Dominic-Madori Davis, --C-Author-Card-Image-Size Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var

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