Mr. Patrón went on to explain that he and two other lawyers on his staff at Centro Prodh, including the one representing the families of 43 students missing from a teachers college in Ayotzinapa, had been targeted by highly sophisticated spyware that could take over a cellphone, including the microphone. The spyware, known as Pegasus, could monitor calls, emails, calendar appointments and even encrypted messages. It essentially turned a phone into a personal bug.
As described in an article published Monday, we found that many people were targeted: anti-corruption academics, journalists and the family members of at least two of those who were targeted, including the teenage son of Carmen Aristegui, one of the country’s most prominent reporters. Nearly every person I interviewed did the same thing Mr. Patrón had — moved their phones into a separate location. Carlos Loret de Mola, a well-known journalist, had another approach. He carried some seven cellphones with him at any given time, and used them intermittently to foil any spying attempts.
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