IT House May 3 news, recently, according to a report by the Spanish National Intelligence Center, the iPhones of Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez and Defense Minister Robles were attacked by the spyware “Pegasus” last year, resulting in a certain amount of information leakage. .
Spanish authorities say the iPhones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Roberts were hacked by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.
According to government officials, Sanchez’s mobile device was infected in May 2021, around which time at least one data emerged. Authorities said they did not know who was behind the attack or whether it was international or domestic espionage, according to Reuters.
These attacks are “illegal and external,” meaning they are unauthorized and carried out by unofficial agencies. Authorities said the interventions were reported to the country’s justice ministry.
“Pegasus” is a spyware tool developed by a group of Israeli surveillance companies. The spyware, which gives attackers full access to iPhones, has been used by governments and other actors to spy on activists, journalists and opposition politicians.Pegasus software attacked around 50,000 phone numbers worldwide between 2016 and last June
Apple has taken steps to close the loopholes used in the “Pegasus” version and has also sued the NSO Group for developing spyware.
The NSO Group, which has been under pressure in recent years, is reportedly considering killing the Pegasus spyware.
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