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Q&A: What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones?

Q&A: What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones? — Pegasus spyware can infect billions of phones running either iOS or Android operating systems. Picture: PA

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021 - 09:45

David Pegg and Sam Cutler

Q. What is Pegasus spyware?

Pegasus is the hacking software, or spyware, that is developed, marketed and licensed to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. It has the capability to infect billions of phones running either iOS or Android operating systems.

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