2. Pegasus
Software - Spyware
Pegasus is a spyware developed by the
Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that
can be covertly installed on mobile
phones running most versions of iOS and
Android.
3. Spyware
Spyware is software with
malicious behavior that aims
to gather information about a
person or organization and
send it to another entity in a
way that harms the user.
Adware
System monitor
Web tracking
Trojans
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4. Target Devices
It can be covertly installed
on mobile phones running
most versions of iOS and
Android.
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5. Investigation
Pegasus is ostensibly marketed for
surveillance of "serious crimes and
terrorism". In 2020, a target list of
50,000 phone numbers leaked to
Forbidden Stories, and an analysis
revealed the list contained the numbers
of leading opposition politicians, human
rights activists, journalists, lawyers and
other political dissidents
Project Pegesus
The Pegasus Project is an international investigative journalism initiative that revealed governments' espionage on journalists, opposition
politicians, activists, business people and others using the private NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
7. NSO Group develops best-in-class technology to
help government agencies detect and prevent
terrorism and crime.
NSO GROUP
8. NSO products are used exclusively by government intelligence and law enforcement
agencies to fight crime and terror.
Prevent terrorism, including gun violence, car bombs, and suicide
bombers at transportation hubs, public parks, markets, concert venues,
sports arenas, and other public areas
Break up pedophilia, sex- and drug-trafficking rings, and money-
laundering operations
Find and rescue kidnapped children
Assist emergency search and rescue (SAR) teams in locating survivors
trapped under collapsed buildings in the wake of natural disasters or
construction failures
Use Case
