What is Pegasus, the chosen tool for ‘total surveillance’? https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/what-is-pegasus-the-chosen-tool-for-total-surveillance-11572578636720.html The malware can infect devices via phishing text messages that trick users into clicking a particular link.. the spyware completes the process in the background..., completely out of the user’s notice. This, combined with the fact that Pegasus doesn’t require the user’s attention is one of the reasons why the spyware is so dangerous and popular amongst security contractors.
Once on your phone, Pegasus has access to data that’s already on your phone...It can also listen to you and sounds around you through the phone’s microphones, record incoming and outgoing calls, capture screenshots and use the phone’s camera to take photos.
Security experts have repeatedly advised against downloading suspicious files, clicking on unknown links etc. and those remain the best way to fight this malware.
HIDE AND SEEK: Tracking NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries https://citizenlab.ca/2018/09/hide-and-seek-tracking-nso-groups-pegasus-spyware-to-operations-in-45-countries/ By Bill Marczak, John Scott-Railton, Sarah McKune, Bahr Abdul Razzak, and Ron Deibert September 18, 2018
Full Report: https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/95391/1/Report%23113--hide%20and%20seek.pdf
WhatsApp has revealed that the messaging app was used to spy on at least two dozen journalists and human rights activists, likely by the Indian government. By Prateek Goyal 31 Oct, 2019
Newslaundry identified a few of the persons who said they were targeted by the spyware.
Nihalsingh Rathod is a human rights lawyer in Nagpur, Maharashtra, who represents several of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case.
Bela Bhatia is a human rights activist, based in Chhattisgarh’s troubled Bastar region.
Degree Prasad Chouhan is a lawyer and activist who campaigns for the cultural and social rights of Dalits and Adivasis.
Anand Teltumbde - The professor, writer and civil rights activist
Sidhant Sibal is the principal diplomatic and defence correspondent for Wion TV channel.
Shalini Gera a human rights lawyer with the Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group
Rupali Jadhav is with the cultural group Kabir Kala Manch
Shubhranshu Choudhary launched India’s first community radio on mobile phone, CGnet Swara. (Works for in Chhattisgarh.
Saroj Giri is assistant professor, Political Science, at Delhi University.
Vivek Sundara - a social and environmental activist based in Mumbai
Ashish Gupta - an activist with the Peoples Union for Democratic Rights
Ankit Grewal - The Chandigarh-based lawyer who has represented Sudha Bhardwaj