Police authorities around the world use the powerful spyware software called Pegasus to track criminals and terrorists. But the Israeli made spyware has also been used to hack the electronic devices of activists, journalists and others. Now, the Spanish prime minister is a victim. But the timing of this news has some in Spain scratching their heads, as The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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