In 2017 , Citizen Lab researchers revealed that NSO exploit links may have been sent to Mexican scientists and public health campaigners . The targets supported measures to reduce childhood obesity , including Mexico 's " Soda Tax . " In July 2017 , the international team assembled to investigate the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping publicly complained they thought they were being surveilled by the Mexican government . They claim that the Mexican government used Pegasus to send them messages about funeral homes containing links which , when clicked , allowed the government to surreptitiously listen to the investigators . The Mexican government has repeatedly denied any unauthorized hacking
2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
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