Pegasus Spyware Used To Snoop On Journalists, Politicians, Activists: Report
Pegasus spyware is believed to have targeted phones of around 50,000 people belonging to hundreds of government officials, opposition politicians, journalists, activists, and business executives, reveals an investigation carried out by 17 major media outlets, including the Guardian and the Washington Post. All these phone numbers are believed to be clients of Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, which is also the developer of Pegasus software. For those unaware, Pegasus is a highly sophisticated surveillance software that can be covertly installed on iPhones and Android phones to enable operators of the tool to extract messages, photos, and emails, record calls, and secretly activate microphones....