The Spanish government declared that the smartphones of the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Defense Minister Margarita Robles were infected last year with the spyware Pegasus. Manufacturers claim it is only available to state agencies. The government spokesman, in addition to announcing the opening of an investigation by the Audencia Nacional, said that the...
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a paper on modern spyware to highlight unprecedented risks of technology used in surveillance. Pegasus is discussed in detail in the paper. Concerning features of Pegasus, according to the EDPS, include unrestricted access of devices, zero click attack (makes it closer to non-preventable) and the fact that it...
The Government of Israel shall create a commission for inquiry to investigate allegations that the Israeli police used spyware software for surveillance of Israeli public figures. The spyware in question was made by the NSO Group, a surveillance software firm based in Israel which already faced numerous allegations for its software Pegasus that has been...
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