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Even the latest reports talk about past exploits, not current ones, as far as we know. That being said, an average phone user need not worry about the classic Pegasus. Even encrypted chats on WhatsApp are accessible to Pegasus.

Pegasus is the ultimate surveillance tool and if a government wants to spy on someone, it is the go-to spyware to be used. Once infiltrated, it even deletes the call log entry, so that there is no trace on the gadget.Īpart from data theft, Pegasus can also clear all information from the host device including caller logs, calendar events etc – making sure that the particular data is snatched away from the target person without their notice. The spyware is so secretive that it gets installed with the help of just a missed call. Hackers who use Pegasus, install the malware in the users’ phones – mainly iPhones and Android devices – using software loopholes and security bugs. Also Read - Travel Alert! Israel to Welcome Fully Vaccinated Foreign Tourists From THIS DATE Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, on Sunday tweeted that this “leak” could be “the story of the year”. Also Read - Pegasus Row: SC Appoints Expert Committee, Says All Indians Must Be Protected Against Violation of PrivacyĪ number of prominent news websites including The Guardian and The Washington Post published key details revealing the nature of what they called ‘global surveillance operations’ using Pegasus.

The snooping database, this time, included over 40 Indian journalists, three major Opposition figures, one constitutional authority, two serving ministers in the Narendra Modi government, current and former heads and officials of security organisations and several businesspersons, The Wire reported. New Delhi: A major data leak report is doing rounds everywhere that mentions Pegasus spyware – the same spyware that was in news in 2019 for compromising personal data of scores of WhatsApp users.