AUG-21 BOUDHIK YOJANA
Aug-01-2021 Samachar Sameeksha: Pegasus / Gurupujan Boudhik Ø Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) running most versions of iOS and Android. Ø The 2021 Project Pegasus revelations suggest that current Pegasus software is able to exploit all recent iOS versions up to iOS 14.6 Ø The company had previously been owned by American private equity firm Francisco Partners, then bought back by the founders in 2019. NSO states that it provides "authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime", has published sections of contracts requiring customers only to use its products for criminal and national security investigations, and stated that it has an industry-leading approach to human rights Ø A global collaborative investigative project published by 17 media organisations on 18 July claims that mobile phones of at least 300 ...