Pegasus Spyware 

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Telephone numbers of some noted Indian journalists were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus software. 

About Pegasus Spyware: 

• Pegasus was developed in 2010 by the Israeli firm, the NSO Group. 

• It is able to read the victim’s SMS messages and emails, listen to calls, take screenshots, record keystrokes, and access contacts and browser history. 

• Hackers can hijack the phone’s microphone and camera, turning it into a real-time surveillance device. 

• Pegasus can send back to the hacker the target’s private data, including contact lists, calendar events, passwords, text messages, and live voice calls from popular mobile messaging apps”.