Pegasus Spyware: "Most sofisticated" smartphone attack ever!!!

Pegasus is a spyware that can be installed on devices running certain versions of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, developed by israeli cyberarms firm, NSO group.

Pegasus is not a new spyware.It was discovered in August 2016. 


The spyware got significant media attention.It was the most sofisticated smartphone attack ever,and became the first time in iPhone history when a remote jailbreak exploit had been detected.

What Pegasus does:
Pegasus is capable of reading text messages,tracking calls,collecting passwords,tracking the location of the phone,accessing the target device's microphone and video cameras and also can gather information from apps.


How it works?
When clicking on a malicious link,Pegasus secretly enables a jailbreak on the device and can read text , track calls,gather information from apps which includes popular apps such as Gmail,iMessage,Facebook,Whatsapp,Viber,Telegram and Skype.


How was it discovered? 
The vulnerabilities were found ten days before the iOS 9.3.5 update was released. 
Arab human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor received a text message promising "secrets" about torture happening in prisons in the United Arab Emirates, along with a link. Mansoor sent the link to Citizen Lab. An investigation ensued with collaboration from Lookout security company that revealed that if Mansoor had followed the link, it would have jailbroken his phone on the spot and implanted the spyware into it. Citizen Lab linked the attack to a private Israeli spyware company known as NSO Group, that sells Pegasus to governments for "lawful interception", but suspicions exist that it is applied for other purposes. 

NSO Group was owned by an American private equity firm, Fransisco Partners, before being bought back by the founders in 2019.


How to stay secure?

5 tips to be secure

1. Invest in a Security Suite
2. Follow Good Password Habits
3.Use Two Way Authentication
4.Secure Your browser
5.Keep An Eye Out For Scams


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