PEGASUS SPYWARE

What is Pegasus spyware?

Pegasus is a spyware that can be covertly installed on devices running most versions of iOS and Android.


 

Capability of Pegasus

 

Who has been targeted by Pegasus?

·       Reading text messages

·       Arab royal family members

·       Tracking calls

·       64 business executives

·       Collecting passwords

·       85 human rights activists

·       Location tracking

·       600+ politicians/ government officials

·       Accessing device's microphone and camera

·       185 journalists

·       Harvesting information from apps.

·       50,000 phone members leaked

Can we detect Pegasus spyware?
Pegasus, as with a lot of spywares, is hard to detect. If you want to know if Pegasus is on your Android Phone, you will have to use the official detection tool from Amnesty International. Luckily with the help of these tools there is a method to scan iPhones and Androids.

Is Pegasus illegal?
Spyware like Pegasus cannot be lawfully used in India because it does not have a legal sanction.
Also,
NSO group, the shadowy group, the shadowy firm which designed and operates Pegasus on behalf of its clients has been blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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