China News Service, July 23. According to Reuters, after the "Pegasus" spyware was exposed to the phone number of French President Macron, an official of the French Presidential Palace said on the 22nd that Macron had been replaced. Cell phone and cell phone number.
Data map: French President Macron.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
The official said that Macron has several phone numbers, but taking this measure does not mean that Macron is being monitored, it is just an "additional security measure."
Earlier, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said that the president’s security agreement is being adjusted based on this incident.
On the 18th of this month, 17 international media jointly disclosed a monitoring scandal: a monitoring software named "Fei Ma" was secretly installed on mobile phones held by important figures in the political, business and media circles of many countries. All communications face a very high risk of leakage.
The media jointly disclosed that a total of 180 journalists, 600 politicians, 85 human rights activists, and 65 business leaders have been included in the monitoring list of "Fei Ma" software.
The total number of monitored mobile phone numbers may reach more than 50,000.
On the monitoring list, there are current national leaders such as French President Macron, South African President Ramaphosa, and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The French Presidential Palace responded that Macron has ordered the authorities to investigate and report the results in time. If the situation is true, "the problem will be very serious."
On the 22nd, Macron convened the National Defense Committee to discuss the "Pegasus" software case and network security issues.