<p>"Who specifically was the responsible party? How was the hacking authorized? What was the legal framework that governed the hacking and what judicial oversight applied?" John-Scott Railton, investigator at Citizen Lab wondered during a press conference in the European Parliament on Tuesday.</p>
<p>He is part of the high-tech human rights abuses research group based at the University of Toronto. Citizen Lab has confirmed up to 65 Catalan pro-independence activists had been hacked using Israel NSO Group's technology, Pegasus. </p> / ACN