PEGASUS SPYWARE

It’s has been rocking the news for the last couple of days.

While there is a lot of debate about it, 

let’s focus on something that is at the center of all this. Spyware.

What is Spyware?

• Spyware is malware that gets into your device without your knowledge. 

•  It can enter into your device when you click on any link that looks like a valid source. 

•  The word ‘spy’ in spyware should give you a sense of what it does.

•  It gathers information about you. 

•  For example, the sites you visit, your downloads, usernames, passwords, payment info, emails etc.

What is Pegasus Spyware?

• Pegasus is advanced spyware designed by the Israeli company NSO as a tool for global intelligence agencies. 

•  It is one of the most powerful spyware ever developed. It can extract data from virtually any mobile device.

What’s special about Pegasus?

• This spyware can enter the device with zero clicks.

• This means you need not interact with a link online or download a file. 

•  For spies, it’s as simple as entering your phone number and sending the malware via a push notification. 

•  Once it loads on the device, you can’t notice it. 

• Only forensic analysis can reveal its presence. 

•  But it tracks everything you do 24/7.

• It’s not just about gathering the data on the phone. 

•  It might secretly film you through your phone’s camera too. 

•  It can activate your microphone to record your conversations. 

•  It can pinpoint where you are, where you’ve been, and who you’ve met. 

•  The best way to stay safe from such spyware is to keep your device software up to date.