"Pegasus" scandal: "This software is used to monitor the population at large"
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"The World" has gained access to tens of thousands of phone numbers potentially targeted by Israeli spyware Pegasus.
Photo: Denis Charlet / AFP
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
7 mins
An investigation by
Le Monde
associated with sixteen other newsrooms, revealed Sunday, July 18, a worldwide scandal of mobile phone spy.
Thanks to its powerful software Pegasus, the Israeli computer security company known for its fight against terrorism, has allowed dozens of countries to spy mainly on journalists, lawyers and politicians.
The decryption of Edouard Perrin, investigative journalist and president of Freedom Voices Network.
Israel
Cybercriminality
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