Probe into Greek Wiretap Scandal Formally Ends - Officials

ATHENS (AP)--A judge formally ended an investigation into a wiretapping scandal that targeted Greece's prime minister and other top officials during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, judicial officials said Thursday.

Investigating magistrate Panagiotis Petropoulos found no evidence of who was behind the wiretaps that hacked into Greece's Vodafone network.

Senior government officials, as well as top military officers, human rights activists and journalists, were among 106 Vodafone users targeted by unknown hackers from just before the August 2004 Games until March 2005.

Vodafone Group's operations in Greece and the Greek unit of Swedish-based telecom equipment maker Ericsson were both fined for failing to protect the network.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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