Pegasus, spyware to spy on thousands of people / How it works and how to find out

Time: 17/Apr By: kenglenn 572 Views

There is an Israeli technology called Pegasus, which has landed in the eye of the storm in recent days. As discovered by an investigation by the Washington Post, it is a software that has been used to hack and spy on thousands of people around the world through smartphones, and politicians, journalists, managers, activists, and so on have fallen into the network. . In total, about 50,000 users would be spied, and mainly located in 10 countries, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco. Rwanda, United Arab Emirates.

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The software, as Adnkronos writes, manages to bypass the defenses of iPhones as well as smartphones with an Android operating system, and during the "attacks" very few traces are left, consequently, it is almost impossible to find out if you do not have your device analyzed under the magnifying glass. Furthermore, the classic passwords used to protect your phones turn out to be of little use as Pegasus can sneak in without too many problems and steal photos, recordings, passwords, location data and so on, and can even activate the camera and microphone of the device. . Pegasus is part of the spyware family, which as easily understood from the name, represent viruses capable of spying on others through the phone but also PCs and tablets.

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To enter the unsuspecting user's device, spyware exploits the user's actions, such as clicking on a link received via email. Often and willingly these viruses are sent via WhatsApp, sms or on social networks, almost always fake messages that induce the contact to click and enter their sensitive data.

Pegasus was produced by the NSO Group, an Israeli company leader in the production of spyware, and which developed that tool to monitor the activity of prominent criminals and terrorists. Speaking in the past few hours, he returned all accusations to the sender: "Clearly stated - the company states, as stated in the Adnkronos - NSO Group is engaged in a rescue mission and will continue to carry it out despite all continuous attempts to discredit its work. on false grounds ". The company also said it "will continue to investigate based on all credible reports of abuse" from Pegasus and "will take appropriate action based on the results of such investigations."

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