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France Reportedly Launches Probe Into Complaints Linked to Israeli Spyware Scandal

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it is opening an investigation after French journalists filed complaints in which they claim to be among targets of the Israeli-made Pegasus software allegedly used to hack phones of reporters and activists around the world, media reported.
Complainants are Edwy Plenel, a founder of the French investigative media outlet Mediapart, and reporter Lenaig Bredoux. In addition, Mediapart itself filed a complaint about the spyware scandal, according to the Franceinfo broadcaster, which is one of 17 media outlets behind the journalistic investigation.
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The French probe involves such charges as "invasion of privacy," "fraudulent access" to a computer system, and "interception of correspondence," among others.
On Sunday, the consortium of prominent media outlets in cooperation with several NGOs published the results of their investigation exposing a list of more than 50,000 phone numbers of prominent individuals worldwide potentially targeted for surveillance by state-linked clients of Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group, the developer of the Pegasus software.
The investigation prompted international dismay.
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