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Pradeep Kumar

19/07/21 09:25 AM IST

Pegasus spyware

In news

Telephone numbers of some 40 Indian journalists figure in a “leaked list of potential targets for surveillance.

About the spyware
  • The spyware Pegasus is apparently sold to governments around the world by NSO group, an Israeli company.
  • It can be used to snoop on phones that run on Android and iOS systems.
  • Seventeen international media groups, including The Guardian and The Washington Post, led the investigation into how Pegasus was used to allegedly extract messages and information from the phones of journalists, politicians and activists.
  • The makers of spyware or malware typically target those software or programs that either come pre-installed on devices, or are widely.
  • Pegasus is the flagship spyware of the Israel-based NSO Group, which describes itself as “the world leader in precision cyber intelligence solutions for the sole use of vetted-and-approved, state-administered intelligence and law enforcement agencies”.
Source: The Hindu

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