Mexico Says Officials Spent USD 61 Million On Pegasus Spyware - Coronavirus Updates

Mexico City (AP) Mexico's top security official said Wednesday that two previous administrations spent USD 61 million to buy Pegasus spyware that has been implicated in government surveillance of opponents and journalists around the world. Public Safety Secretary Rosa Icela Rodrguez said records had been found of 31 contracts signed during the administrations of President Felipe Caldern in 2006-2012 and President Enrique Pea Nieto in 2012-18. Some contracts may have been disguised as purchases of other equipment..

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