Mexico Repeatedly Uses NSO Group's Pegasus Spyware to Target Activists and Journalists Despite Promises to Stop

Mexico was the first and most prolific user of Pegasus spyware, despite promising to stop using it.
Pegasus can extract all data from a phone, record keystrokes, and watch through the phone's camera or microphone.
Pegasus has been used to fight crime but also illegally to spy on human rights defenders, journalists, and citizens who challenge corruption and abuse.
The Mexican military is the longest-running and most frequent user of Pegasus, and it continues to be deployed in the country.
The Mexican government has spent over $60 million on Pegasus, and it has been used to spy on prominent human rights lawyers, journalists, and anti-corruption activists.