Spy Software Attacks a European Politician

間諜軟體攻擊歐洲政治人物


Introduction

A group called Citizen Lab found a problem. A man named Stelios Kouloglou worked for the European Parliament. Someone used a secret program called Pegasus to steal information from his phone.

一個名為 Citizen Lab 的組織發現了一個問題。一名在歐洲議會工作的男子 Stelios Kouloglou,其手機被他人使用名為 Pegasus 的秘密程式竊取資訊。

Main Body

The program entered his phone three times between 2022 and 2023. This happened while he worked on a special team. This team studied bad spy software.

該程式在 2022 年至 2023 年間進入了他的手機三次。當時他正於一個專門研究惡意間諜軟體的特別小組工作。

Citizen Lab does not know who did this. They do not think the Greek government did it. They think the same person attacked people from Russia and Belarus.

Citizen Lab 不清楚是誰所為。他們認為並非希臘政府所為,而認為是同一人攻擊了來自俄羅斯與白俄羅斯的人。

Pegasus is a program from a company called NSO Group. It lets people see everything on a phone. The United States says this company is dangerous.

Pegasus 是由一家名為 NSO Group 的公司開發的程式。它能讓使用者看到手機中的所有內容。美國表示這家公司很危險。

Other politicians are very angry. They say this is a crime. They want a special lab to stop this software, but the leaders have not made one yet.

其他政治人物感到非常憤怒。他們表示這是犯罪行為。他們希望建立一個特別實驗室來阻止這類軟體,但領導者尚未建立。

Conclusion

This shows that European leaders are not safe. The leaders are not doing enough to stop spy software.

這顯示出歐洲領導層並不安全。領導者在阻止間諜軟體方面做得不足。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In this story, we see a pattern for things that already happened. We call these Past Actions.

The Pattern: Most words just get an -ed at the end.

  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Study \rightarrow Studied*
  • Attack \rightarrow Attacked

The 'Rule Breakers': Some words change completely. You must memorize these!

  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Do \rightarrow Did

🛠️ Useful Word Pairs

Look at how these words describe the 'Bad Guys' and the 'Good Guys' in the text:

The Bad StuffThe Good Stuff
Secret program \rightarrow HiddenSpecial lab \rightarrow Helpful
Dangerous \rightarrow Not safeEuropean Parliament \rightarrow Official

Quick Tip: Use "not" to change a feeling.

  • Safe \rightarrow Not safe

Vocabulary Learning

software (n.)
Programs and operating information used by a computer.
Example:I need to install new software on my laptop.
politician (n.)
A person who is active in government politics.
Example:The politician spoke to the people about the new law.
secret (adj.)
Something that is hidden from other people.
Example:They have a secret plan to surprise their friend.
information (n.)
Facts provided or learned about something or someone.
Example:I found a lot of useful information in the book.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause a problem.
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone in the dark forest.
crime (n.)
An action that is against the law.
Example:Stealing a car is a serious crime.
Practice A2 words in a crossword