Pegasus Spyware | How Pegasus hacks your phone? | Israel NSO | Dhruv Rathee - Summary

Summary

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The video is about the Pegasus scandal, a global exposé that revealed how a spyware developed by an Israeli company was allegedly used by several governments to spy on journalists, activists, politicians, judges and other people of interest. The video explains what the spyware can do, how it infects phones, who are the potential targets and victims, and what are the implications for democracy and privacy. The video also criticizes the Indian government for not launching an investigation into the scandal, unlike other countries, and accuses it of using the spyware to overthrow opposition governments, influence elections and suppress dissent. The video urges the viewers to demand an investigation and to protect themselves from spyware attacks by using a VPN.

Facts

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1. The Pegasus Scandal is an alleged scam involving spyware.
2. France's President Macron changed his phone due to his name being on a list related to the scandal.
3. Investigations into the scandal have begun globally.
4. Pegasus is a spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group.
5. Spyware like Pegasus can infect phones without any user interaction, such as clicking a link.
6. Pegasus can access and extract data from infected devices, including camera and microphone activation.
7. The NSO Group claims Pegasus was created for Government Intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies to combat crime and terrorism.
8. The Mexican government reportedly used Pegasus to capture drug lord El Chapo.
9. A leaked list with over 50,000 phone numbers has been revealed, suggesting potential surveillance targets.
10. Major media organizations worldwide have collaborated on exposing the scandal.
11. Amnesty International has publicly revealed the methodology used in the investigation of the Pegasus infections.
12. Forensic examinations of phones have confirmed traces of Pegasus software in some cases.
13. The cost of installing Pegasus spyware is reportedly very high, even for governments.

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