Media: The phone of the former French defence minister was hacked.

Florence Parly is the latest senior official to be targeted by Pegasus spyware. Investigators discovered trace of the spyware's code on her phone last week. At least 23 public figures in France have been targeted with Pegasus hacks, including President Emmanuel Macron and former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Previous investigations identified Parly's predecessor Sebastien Lecornu, former Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, former Territorial Cohesion Minister Jacqueline Gourault, former Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie, and former Ecological Transition Minister Emmanuelle Wargon as victims of Pegasus snooping. Pegasus is the best-known toolkit on the market which allows targeted hacks on electronic devices.