Pegasus (spyware)

 Pegasus (spyware)

Pegasus (spyware)

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Pegasus could be a spyware developed by Israeli cyberarms company NSO Group that will be secretly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) using many [1] iOS and Android models. [2] Revelation 2021 Project Pegasus suggests that the current Pegasus software is likely to benefit from all the latest iOS models up to iOS 14.6. [1] In conjunction with the Washington Post and other prominent media, Pegasus not only enables to monitor keys on all communications from the phone (texts, emails, web searches) but also enables phone and location tracking, while allowing the NSO team to hijack both microphones. and a mobile phone, thus converting it into a continuous monitoring tool. [3]

Pegasus

NSO Group, an Israeli technology company that created spyware

NSO Group, an Israeli technology company that created spyware

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 states that it provides "authorized governments with technology to assist them in the fight against terrorism and crime", [6] [7] published portions of contracts that require only customers to use their products in criminal and national investigations, and said [8] Spyware is known behind the mythical winged horse Pegasus - it could be a computer virus that will be sent "flying in the air" to infect phones. [9]

Pegasus was acquired in August 2018 after a failed attempt to install it in the anbilities, hence the safety risk he was using. 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 has been detected using a jailbreak to gain unrestricted access to the iPhone. [6]

On August 23, 2020, in line with intelligence obtained by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the NSO group reportedly had Pegasus spyware software for US dollars in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries, monitoring anti-government activists, journalists and political leaders from abroad they are not rivals, and the promotion of the Israeli government and mediation. [10] Later, in December 2020, an Al Jazeera investigation showed The Tip of the Iceberg, Spy's partners, showed special drawings about Pegasus and its access to the media of experts and activists, hired by Israel to pay attention to their opponents and allies. . [11] [12]

In July 2021, media coverage as part of Project Pegasus' revelations alongside an in-depth analysis of human rights group Amnesty International found that Pegasus was still being widely used against higher ideals. It has been shown that Pegasus was ready to infect all modern iOS models until the new release, iOS 14.6, via iMessage click zero [1]