Mexican journalists targeted by zero-click spyware infections

Mexican journalists and a human rights defender investigating links between extrajudicial killings, drugs cartels, and the Mexican military, were infected with NSO Group’s spyware after being hacked through zero-click attacks, a new investigation has alleged. The investigation follows a series of eight reports published in 2017 detailing “widespread Pegasus targeting” in Mexico. It suggests such […]

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