New Israeli-made spyware resembling notorious Pegasus programme has been used to target journalists and opposition politicians in several countries, a Canadian watchdog says
Spyware includes a self-destruct feature to hide its previous presence once it is no longer used, Citizen Lab says.
"Victims include journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker," it said, saying it would not identify them at the moment. The programmes can be placed on computers and cellphones by phishing communications and backdoor exploits, and can survey and transmit information on the phone back to an operator without the user's knowledge., which, like NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, reportedly utilises zero-click exploits to hack into target devices," Citizen Lab said.The White House said in late March that Pegasus has been used by governments "to facilitate repression and enable human rights abuses.
The spyware includes a self-destruct feature to hide its previous presence once it is no longer used, Citizen Lab said.
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