France's national cyber-security agency ANSSI confirmed the use of Pegasus on the country's online investigative journal Mediapart chief. Edwy Plenel, President and Co-Founder, Mediapart, in conversation with NDTV said that it is big event for a government to confirm the use of Pegasus. He further added that it was Morrocco which targeted them for their investigative report on human rights abuse in the country.