Pegasus spy claims probed as Macron switches phone Issued on: 22/07/2021 - 22:47 France's Emmanuel Macron was one of the heads of state whose phone number was targeted, according to a media investigation ludovic MARIN AFP/File 3 min Paris (AFP) Hungary, Israel and Algeria on Thursday probed allegations that Israeli-made spyware was used on journalists, rights activists and 14 heads of state, as French leader Emmanuel Macron ordered tighter security and changed his phone over espionage concerns. President Macron -- whose name was on a list of alleged targets -- ordered "a strengthening of all security protocols" following a specially convened meeting of the nation's Defence Council, his office said.