NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on journalists, activists, and political opponents β€” documented evidence
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The Pegasus Project investigation by Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International revealed that NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was used to target over 50,000 phone numbers including journalists, human rights activists, and heads of state. The spyware could silently access all phone data including encrypted messages. Targets included Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle, French President Macron, and journalists in Mexico and India.

NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on journalists, activists, and political opponents

TECHΒ·July 18, 2021Β·By Forbidden Stories / Amnesty InternationalΒ·3.7K upvotesΒ·88 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
β€œNSO Group's Pegasus spyware is being sold to authoritarian governments who are using it to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.”
β€” Forbidden Stories / Amnesty InternationalJuly 18, 2021Source

πŸ“„ The Receipts

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PRIMARYPegasus Project: How Phones of Journalists, Activists Were Used as Weapons (The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-lea...
ARTICLEOpen
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PRIMARYAmnesty International Forensic Methodology Report
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensi...
DOCUMENTOpen

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What they said vs. what the evidence shows

What They Said
β€œNSO Group's technology is solely operated by intelligence and law enforcement agencies for the purpose of fighting crime and terrorism.”

β€” NSO Group Β· Jul 2021

What Actually Happened
PrimaryARTICLE

Pegasus Project: How Phones of Journalists, Activists Were Used as Weapons (The Guardian)

PrimaryDOCUMENT

Amnesty International Forensic Methodology Report

πŸ™ˆ They Laughed At Us

β€œNSO Group's technology is solely operated by intelligence and law enforcement agencies for the purpose of fighting crime and terrorism.”
β€” NSO Group, 2021

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