France

Commercial entities involved

Overview

Suspected Pegasus operator infrastructure identified by Citizen Lab (2018); in 2021 the Pegasus Project revealed President Macron and 14 ministers had been selected as potential targets by a Morocco-linked operator.

Recent activity & sources

• Jul 20, 2021Macron's cell phone targeted by Pegasus spyware, French media reportFrance 24
• Jul 20, 2021France's Macron among potential Pegasus spyware targets: ReportAl Jazeera
• Sep 18, 2018Hide and Seek: Tracking NSO Group's Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 CountriesThe Citizen Lab