Cybersecurity

France Investigates Report Morocco Had Macron’s Phone Hacked

  • President may have been targeted in 2019, according to report
  • Ex-PM Philippe, other officials may also have been tapped
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France is looking into a news report that the phone of French President Emmanuel Macron may have been tapped on behalf of Morocco using spyware developed by Israel’s NSO group, his office said Tuesday.

A Moroccan surveillance agency attempted to access his private conversations in 2019, according to an international investigation cited by France InfoBloomberg Terminal, which took part in the project.