"Greek Watergate"
A wiretapping scandal, referred to as "Greek Watergate", involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to members of the Greek government and top-ranking civil servants. The taps began sometime near the beginning of the 2004 Summer Olympics in August 2004 and were removed in January 2005 without discovering the identity of the perpetrators.
On February 22 2008, Vodafone announced the replacement of its Vodafone Greece CEO for 16 years Mr. Giorgos Koronias. Mr. Koronias was considered one of the most successful (and highly-paid) managers in Greece, but most of his popularity had worn off after the "Greek Watergate" scandal. Rumors had it that despite official Vodafone announcements to the contrary, the Group's trust in him was lost due to the scandal, and it was widely expected that he would be replaced as soon as the scandal's dust had settled.
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