New Delhi: Spyware developed by Israeli companies once again used for supervision of journalists, human rights activists and business executives.
Smartphones are hacked to collect confidential information, according to investigation by Washington Post and 16 media partners.
“Peursus” software developers, the NSO group, initially licensed it to the government to track terrorists and criminals.
But this is not the first time the software abuse has been revealed.
Similar supervision activities were reported in 2019 as well.
More than two dozen academics, lawyers, journalists, and activists Dalit India are believed to have been targeted during the 2019 attack.
Supervision takes place during run-up to the 2019 General Election.
How does it work? ‘Pegasus’ is a spyware used to lurk the handset.
It has been claimed that even missed video calls on WhatsApp can provide complete pegaus access to smartphone users.
This allows opening the handset and the operator installs spyware on the device without the knowledge of the owner.
This results in hackers that access user data including passwords, contacts, calendar events, text messages and even voice calls directly from messaging applications.
Attack 2019 and Kerlaping WhatsApp, Attack 2019, WhatsApp in complaints submitted in California said the attack occurred through the video call feature.
It is said, Pegasus is able to oversee three levels: Extraction of initial data, passive monitoring and active collection.
This software is used to hijack smartphones that run on iOS, Android and BlackBerry operating systems.
“The vulnerability of the Overflow buffer on VoIP WhatsApp stack allows the execution of a remote code through a series of special craft RTCP packages sent to the target telephone number,” WhatsApp said in his complaint.
Spyware does not leave a trace on the device, consumes minimal batteries, memory and data consumption and is equipped with self-destruction options that can be used at any time, further complaints are added.
Spyware Pegasus: Everything You Need to Know
