What is Pegasus spyware ? Phone hacking

What is Pegasus spyware ? Phone hacking

 Pegasus is a spyware

 developed by Israeli cyberarms company NSO Group that can be secretly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) using many [1] versions of iOS and Android. [2] Revelation 2021 Project Pegasus suggests that the current Pegasus software is capable of using all the latest iOS models up to iOS 14.6.

 [1] According to the Washington Post and other prominent media outlets, Pegasus not only enables to monitor keys on all communications from the phone (texts, emails, web searches) but also enables phone and location detection and location tracking, while allowing the NSO team to hijack both microphones. and a mobile camera, thus converting it into a constant surveillance tool. [3]

Pegasus

Pegasus was created by NSO Group, an Israeli technology company.

Pegasus was created by NSO Group, an Israeli technology company.

Developers (s)

NSO Group

Operating system

iOS, Android

Website

https://nsogroup.com

The company was previously owned by the American private company Francisco Partners, [4] and was reintroduced by its founders in 2019. [5] The NSO claims to provide "authorized governments with technology to assist them in the fight against terrorism and crime", [6] [7] published portions of contracts that require customers only to use their products in criminal and national investigations, and said [8] Spyware is named after the mythical winged horse Pegasus - a Trojan horse that can be sent "flying in the air" to infect telephones. [9]

Pegasus was discovered in August 2018 after an unsuccessful attempt to install it on the iPhone of a human rights activist [citation needed] that led to an investigation revealing details about the spyware, its capabilities, and the security risks it exploited. As of 2016, Pegasus was able to read text messages, track calls, collect passwords, track location, access a target device's microphone and camera, [3] and harvest data from applications. Spyware news has created significant media coverage. It has been called the "most sophisticated" smartphone attack, and it was the first time a malicious remote had been detected using a jailbreak to gain unrestricted access to the iPhone. [6]

On August 23, 2020, according to an intelligence obtained by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the NSO group reportedly sold Pegasus software for hundreds of millions of US dollars in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf States, in a bid to overthrow anti-government activists, journalists and political leaders from abroad. they are not rivals, with the encouragement of the Israeli government and mediation. [10] Later, in December 2020, an investigation by Al Jazeera revealed that The Tip of the Iceberg, Spy's partners, showed special drawings about Pegasus and his access to the phones of media experts and activists, used by Israel to monitor their opponents and allies. with them. 11] [12]

In July 2021, media coverage as part of Project Pegasus' revelations and an in-depth analysis of human rights group Amnesty International revealed that Pegasus was still being widely used against high ideals. It has been shown that Pegasus has been able to infect all modern iOS models up to the latest release, iOS 14.6, using the zero-click iMessage exploit