TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Amnesty International found traces of attack pegasus spyware on a number of Apple’s devices, the iPhone. Pegasus is known to be used to tap and spy on journalists, politicians, activists, and government officials in several countries.
Pegasus is spyware developed by NSO Group, an Israeli technology company. Pegasus has the ability to bug users smartphone, both Android and iOS and will steal the data on smartphone.
According to reports Forbes, July 27, 2021, Pegasus is estimated to have broken through about 50,000 devices worldwide.
Long before many discussed the year 2021. Pegasus, already many discussed in 2016 ago. At that time, Pegasus broke through the system smartphone by using manipulation techniques so that the victim clicks on a dangerous link or known as a spear phising.
Pegasus is now increasingly sophisticated and can break through several security systems smartphone. One of the concerns is Pegasus’ ability to break through the security system WhatsApp and iMessages.
In 2019, Pegasus infected around 1,400 smartphone with attack zero click. At that time, the device that is the target of Pegasus will receive a WhatsApp call and when the phone rings, Pegasus will automatically be installed.
Pegasus spyware will be very dangerous because it can steal important data contained in the spyware smartphone. “When a smartphone infected with Pegasus, someone who spreads it can gain access rights administrator of the device,” said Claudio Guarnieri, Amnesty International Security Laboratory Researcher.
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