French President Macron switched phones, Hungary launches espionage probe

Paris, Dt

Many countries are upset after the controversy that many world celebrities were spying through Israel's spyware Pegasus. Pegasus claims to have hacked the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from French President Emmanuel Macron. As soon as the news broke, the French president changed his phone.

Macron uses a number of phones, according to the French president's office. It also does not mean that they are being spied on. However their phone has been replaced for more security. The French government has taken the espionage controversy seriously. Macron, however, denies that he was spied on. Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories claimed that Macron was spying for Morocco. Morocco has filed a defamation suit against both of them for reacting harshly.

The genus of Pegasus did not originate only in France. Many European countries are worried about it. On the issue of spying through Pegasus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that countries that do not have judicial oversight should stop selling this spy software. He has also launched an investigation into allegations of espionage in Hungary.