This software downloads photos, messages, email correspondence, contacts, GPS data from iPhones, can record calls and activate the camera and microphone without the user noticing. The number of iPhone users exposed to surveillance is unknown.
Journalists in India are increasingly becoming victims of surveillance, including by Pegasus, with the data collection “operator” and surveillance customer allegedly being the country’s government, Amnesty International has said. According to the information obtained, the virus was mainly detected in journalists who were seen criticizing the government of the current Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Source: Ferra
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