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Colombia’s Petro calls for investigation into Pegasus software purchase
2024.09.04 21:17
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday requested the attorney general’s office investigate the purchase of Pegasus spy software for $11 million, which he said could have been used to spy on opposition politicians during the previous administration.
Spyware technology, including Pegasus – built by Israeli firm NSO – has been repeatedly found to have been used to hack into the phones of civil society, political opposition and journalists in the last decade.
