MEXICO CITY—Three senior opposition officials in Mexico, including a party leader, were targeted with spying software sold to governments to fight criminals and terrorists, according to a report by researchers at the University of Toronto.
The officials, who included conservative National Action Party (PAN) head Ricardo Anaya, received text messages linked to software known as Pegasus, which Israeli company NSO Group only sells to governments, the report by Citizen Lab said.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has asked the attorney general’s office to investigate charges that the government spied on private citizens, saying he wanted to get to the bottom of the accusations that he called “false.”
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto during an event to recognize the contributions made by members of the Mexican foreign service, in Mexico City, Mexico on April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
