France probes use of NSO spyware with Macron a possible target

An official in Mr Macron’s office said authorities would investigate Le Monde’s report, and if the targeting is proven, it would be 'extremely grave'

Tue, 20 Jul, 2021 - 20:31

Associated Press Reporter

The mobile phones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets in 2019 of surveillance by spyware made by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to a newspaper report.

The report by Le Monde follows an announcement by the Paris prosecutor’s office that it is investigating the suspected widespread use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware to target journalists, human rights activists and politicians in multiple countries.