Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto allegedly received up to $25 million from two Israeli businessmen in exchange for facilitating deals involving surveillance technology, including the controversial Pegasus spyware.
An investigation by Israeli business outlet The Marker claims that entrepreneurs Avishai Neriah and Uri Ansbacher negotiated contracts during Peña Nieto's presidency which strengthened ties between cybersecurity companies in Israel and Mexico. Central to those deals was NSO Group, the Israeli firm behind Pegasus, a spyware that has been widely criticized for its use in targeting journalists, dissidents, and activists.
