{"id":9637,"date":"2021-07-18T17:08:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T22:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewsbreaking.com\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2021-07-18T17:50:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T22:50:30","slug":"israeli-nso-groups-spyware-used-to-target-journalists-activists-around-the-globe-investigation-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbnow.com\/israeli-nso-groups-spyware-used-to-target-journalists-activists-around-the-globe-investigation-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target journalists, activists around the globe, investigation finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Human rights Activists, politicians, Journalists, and lawyers across the world were targeted in a surveillance operation using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to a \u00a0sweeping investigation<\/a>\u00a0by the Washington Post, the guardian, and 15 other media organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sweeping investigation by the media organizations suggests widespread and continuing abuse of NSO\u2019s hacking spyware, Pegasus, which the company insists is only intended for use against criminals and terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pegasus is a malware that infects iPhones and Android devices to enable operators of the tool to extract messages, photos, and emails, record calls, and secretly activate microphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reports released on Sunday said \u201cauthoritarian governments\u201d abused the Pegasus software, \u201chacking 37 smartphones,\u201d according to a report by the Washington Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Military-grade Israeli spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a global investigation finds. https:\/\/t.co\/X0LbRPAy0l<\/a><\/p>— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>