Spy Software Used Against European Politician
歐洲政治人物遭間諜軟體攻擊
Introduction
Experts from a university found a secret program on the phone of Stelios Kouloglou. He worked for the European Parliament.
大學專家在歐洲議會成員 Stelios Kouloglou 的手機中發現了一個秘密程式。
Main Body
The program is called Pegasus. It entered his phone in October 2022 and March 2023. The software used a mistake in Apple's home system to get inside. It stole his private messages and his location.
該程式被稱為 Pegasus。它於 2022 年 10 月和 2023 年 3 月進入了他的手機。該軟體利用 Apple 系統中的一個漏洞潛入，並竊取了他的私人訊息與定位資訊。
This happened when Mr. Kouloglou wrote a report about spy software in Europe. The attackers wanted to see his secret papers and notes.
這發生在 Kouloglou 先生撰寫一份關於歐洲間諜軟體報告期間。攻擊者希望查看他的機密文件與筆記。
Experts do not know which country did this. But they saw an email address from a past attack on journalists. The company NSO Group sells this software, but the US government has rules against it.
專家目前尚不清楚是哪個國家所為。但他們發現了一個在先前攻擊記者時出現過的電子郵件地址。NSO Group 公司負責銷售此軟體，但美國政府已出台相關禁令。
Conclusion
Mr. Kouloglou wants to take the NSO Group to court. Now, people want the European Commission to make strict laws against spy software.
Kouloglou 先生打算起訴 NSO Group。目前人們希望歐盟委員會能針對間諜軟體制定嚴格法律。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see words that tell us things happened before now. To reach A2, you need to recognize these simple 'past' markers.
The Pattern: Action Words with -ed When we talk about completed actions, we often add -ed to the end of the word.
- Work Worked
- Enter Entered
- Use Used
The Pattern: Special Changes Some words are 'rebels' and change their whole shape instead of adding -ed.
- Find Found
- Steal Stole
- Write Wrote
Quick Summary for Your Notebook:
Regular add -ed
Irregular word changes completely