Single fake image slip revealed entire NSO iPhone spyware scandal"It was a game changer... We caught something that the company thought was uncatchable."
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A new story has revealed how the NSO Pegasus iPhone spyware scandal was uncovered.
Sources reveal that a single fake image file was left accidentally on the phone of an activist.
It helped to create a hacking blueprint that saw thousands of state-backed hacking victims alerted to surveillance.
A new report into the NSO Pegasus spyware scandal this week has revealed the whole operation was uncovered because of a single fake image file that was accidentally left on the phone of an activist.
From Reuters:
A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world's most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.
It all started with a software glitch on her iPhone.
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Single fake image slip revealed entire NSO iPhone spyware scandal
