The spyware was developed by an Israeli company called NSO Group, a secretive dealer of so-called "cyber arms." It was no coincidence that Salas and Pena, both Mexican lawyers, found the spyware attempting to worm its way into their phones. In recent months, Citizen Lab has publicly identified 21 cases in Mexico where NSO spyware has been used against members of civil society. Ana Cristina Ruelas, far left, is the director of Mexican digital rights group Article 19. The two lawyers reached out to R3D after seeing a Citizen Lab report on spyware use in Mexico published earlier this year.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2017 10:00 UTC