Activists' phones targeted by one of the world's most advanced spyware apps [telecom]

"Pegasus," developed by Israel-based NSO Group, stalks 2 Moroccans, researchers say.

By Dan Goodin

Mobile phones of two prominent human rights activists were repeatedly targeted with Pegasus, the highly advanced spyware made by Israel-based NSO, researchers from Amnesty International reported this week.

The Moroccan human rights defenders received SMS text messages containing links to malicious sites. If clicked, the sites would attempt to install Pegasus, which ... is one of the most advanced and full-featured pieces of spyware ever to come to light. One of the activists was also repeatedly subjected to attacks that redirected visits intended for Yahoo to malicious sites. Amnesty International

lawyer Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui.

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