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Meduza co-founder's phone infected with Pegasus (meduza.io)
submitted 1 year ago by Voyager@psychedelia.ink to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Pegasus is a highly sophisticated and controversial spyware tool developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group. Pegasus is designed to infiltrate and infect mobile devices, including smartphones, and it allows the attacker to remotely monitor and collect a wide range of information from the compromised device. This information can include text messages, call logs, emails, GPS location data, and more. It can also be used to activate the device's microphone and camera for audio and video surveillance.

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[–] Raisin8659@monyet.cc 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Well, that's most terrifying. Can you do anything about it except not using smartphones?

[–] Voyager@psychedelia.ink 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm using GrapheneOS for added security and sandboxing, but I feel that this is a bandaid solution.

[–] Raisin8659@monyet.cc 12 points 1 year ago

Thx. You don't seem to be the only one.

In July 2022, Charlie Osborne of ZDNet suggested that individuals who suspect a Pegasus infection use a secondary device with GrapheneOS for secure communication.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-find-and-remove-spyware-from-your-phone/

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