After the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush secretly ordered a warrantless wiretapping program code-named Stellarwind.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/article/warrantless-surveillance-section-702.html

At the time, Santos told Myers he was concerned by the findings of a background check, which showed Myers had been charged with wiretapping in after publishing a recording of a trial.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ap-george-santos-republican-new-york-venmo-b2349340.html

But alleged scandals in Mitsotakis’s government, including the wiretapping and hacking of journalists’ and rival politicians’ phones, as well as a tragic railway accident in February have compounded the public’s suspicion of politics and politicians.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/19/greece-elections-mitsotakis-tsipras-economy-politics-electoral-reform/

Heavy smoker Cherepennikov was considered the key playing behind SORM - the 'the system of technical means to ensure the functions of operational-search activities', or total wiretapping in Russia.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12326703/Key-figure-Putins-internet-phone-tapping-operation-dies-suddenly-aged-40-friends-cast-doubt-official-cardiac-arrest-verdict.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

He was also involved in several scandals, including the 2022 revelations of systematic wiretapping that have been dubbed Greek Watergate.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/25/propelled-by-anger-the-greek-extreme-right-is-making-a-comeback-its-influence-must-end

His Citadel holding company was described as “almost a monopoly on the wiretapping of Russians”.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23140310/putin-crony-dead-anton-cherepennikov/

Its relations with New Democracy were soured by a wiretapping scandal last year, when Androulakis said Greece's intelligence service had listened to his phone conversations.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/greeks-head-to-polls-no-party-seen-winning-clear-majority/article_011a80dd-4583-5c61-9ee5-8a48d7065b3c.html

The ex-president will on May 17 hear the decision of the court of appeal in a case of wiretapping, which saw him sentenced at first instance to three years in prison - two of them suspended - for corruption and influence peddling.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/frances-sarkozy-risks-new-trial-alleged-libya-campaign-financing.1031045

The German public prosecutor’s office admitted on Sunday to wiretapping environmentalists from the group Let’s Generation.“

Source: https://tumblerridgenews.com/german-public-prosecutors-office-admits-to-wiretapping-environmental-activists-outcry-in-country/

When he filed the motion, Tsipras — who has accused Mitsotakis of running away from previous opportunities to speak on the wiretapping scandal — said it would force the prime minister to answer on his role in it.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/01/27/greek-lawmakers-in-heated-debate-ahead-of-no-confidence-vote/