Israeli-Made Spyware Used to Monitor Journalists and Activists Worldwide
An international investigation found dozens of journalists and activists whose phones were infected with the spyware, which...
The Pegasus Project
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The Big Picture
About the Project
What does the data reveal about surveillance? Who was targeted? Were all these people really hacked?
How Does Pegasus Work?
Traces of NSO Group’s Pegasus software have been found on the mobile phones of journalists and human rights activists around...
Where NSO Group Came From — And Why It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg
NSO Group’s Pegasus software is infamous for the long list of targets — but it’s just one actor in a secretive ecosystem of...
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Stories
Life in Azerbaijan’s Digital Autocracy: ‘They Want to be in Control of Everything’
For the first time, forensic evidence shows that powerful Israeli spyware from notorious cyber-surveillance company NSO...
Israeli Spy Tech Used Against Daughter of Man Who Inspired “Hotel Rwanda”
Pegasus software made by Israeli firm NSO Group was used to spy on the daughter of imprisoned dissident Paul Rusesabagina,...
World Leaders on Pegasus List Include France’s President Macron, Morocco’s King Mohammed, Kazakhstan’s President
While they were in office, 14 world leaders from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East appear to have been selected for...
Grieving Parents of Murdered Mexican Students on List of Suspected Targets of Military-Grade Israeli Spyware
When their children were killed or abducted, the parents of Ayotzinapa relentlessly petitioned their government for truth...
Trust No One: Top Kazakh Oligarchs And Dozens of Government Officials May Have Been Spied On With Pegasus
Among the apparent targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was the biggest nemesis of “Leader of the Nation” Nursultan...
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Voices of the Hacked
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Szabolcs Panyi, Hungarian Journalist
“It would be way more hurtful to me than my surveillance if I had missed out on reporting on such an important story:...
Fatima Movlamli, Azerbaijani Activist
“My dream was to be on a stage in front of everyone. Now that dream has come true — I’m on stage. But not in the way I had...
Sevinj Vaqifqizi, Azerbaijani Reporter
“They might intrude on your privacy, publicize your private life, threaten you or your relatives. It might be an arrest or...
András Szabó, Hungarian Journalist
“I started thinking about what these hackers were able to find out about me through my phone’s data. Were they searching for...
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