Tag: Pegasus
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India acquired spyware from Israel as part of a weapons deal: NYT Report
Pegasus and a missile system were the ‘centerpieces’ of a $2bn deal from 2017, the newspaper says
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Israel’s parliament seeks explanation from police about reported use of Pegasus software
Israel’s parliament will seek an explanation from police about the force’s reported use of controversial hacking tool Pegasus against citizens of the country
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United States blacklists Pegasus spyware developer
The United States (U.S.) has reportedly blacklisted the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware, meant to spy on journalists, government officers, corporate executives, and politicians across the globe. According to the Washington Post, the spyware company NSO is in the midst of controversy yet again as the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a statement that…
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Pegasus phone hacks put women across India and MENA region at risk: Tech experts
Activists say deploying the software in countries with few privacy protections and restricted freedoms poses a particular risk to women
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Pegasus Spyware: How to prevent devices getting compromised, hacked
This opinion article is shared by Mr. Peer Tehleel Manzoor. Last weekend, a world consortium of media organizations published an investigation around a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers from across the planet, called the Pegasus Project. We researched about the leaked list or information that comprises surveillance targets for authoritarian governments around the world using the…
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How to Check if your Smartphone is Infected with Pegasus Spyware?
This opinion article is shared by Mr. Peer Tehleel Manzoor. Recently, spyware named Pegasus which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group for enforcement agencies and intelligence services is widely used to spy on residents of various countries secretly. According to information security specialists, a minimum of 50 thousand devices is infected around the world. Currently,…
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Amnesty International Calls for Ban on Surveillance Technology
Paris: Journalists, social volunteers, and heads of state have exposed the possible global human rights crisis over reports of India’s usage of Israel’s Pegasus software for espionage. As such, Amnesty International has called for a ban on the sale and use of spyware. Reports state that Amnesty International has warned that spyware is having destructive…
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‘Pegasus malware’ issue will be raised on global forums: Shahzad Akbar
‘Legal action’ would be taken against India for ‘spying’ on PM
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Pegasus and world democracy technical overview
This opinion is written by Usman Sulehri. Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber arms firm NSO Group it was first discovered in August 2018 in its initial stages it has the capability to read keystrokes and attack on older versions of operating systems but the latest research shows Pegasus can be installed on…
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Israeli Pegasus Attempted to Hack PM Imran Khan’s Number
An attempt was made to hack the number of Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan through the spy software called Pegasus owned by an Israeli company, NSO Group Technologies. According to details, an American newspaper The Washington Post has revealed that the Israeli cyber firm has hacked the phones of many notable personalities in many countries of…