Mexico used 'tools of tyranny' to spy on journalists: Aristegui Investigative journalist Carmen Aristegui, known for hard-hitting reports on government corruption, is getting through a series of very tough weeks ever since she realized her phone was hacked with an Israeli-made spyware that accesses a target's communications, camera and microphones. The program, known as Pegasus, is only supposed to be used on terrorists and criminals - but Aristegui and other leading journalists and activists accused the Mexican government last week of using it on them. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES