"50,000 Phone Numbers Worldwide on List Linked to Israeli Spyware"

The Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group, accused of providing spyware to governments, has been linked to a list of 50,000 smartphone numbers, which impacts activists, journalists, business executives, and politicians globally. The firm and its malware have been making headlines since at least 2016 when researchers said it was helping spy on a dissident in the United Arab Emirates. Recent findings raise concerns regarding privacy and highlight the extent to which clients might be using the private Israeli company's malware. The Washington Post, the Guardian, Le Monde, and other news outlets who helped investigate the data leak revealed that it was a list of over 50,000 smartphone numbers belonging to those believed to have been identified as people of interest by NSO clients since 2016. Pegasus is said to be a highly invasive tool that can turn on a target's phone camera and microphone. It can access data on the device, thus making a phone a pocket spy. This article continues to discuss the key findings surrounding Pegasus malware and the data leak of 50,000 phone numbers. 

Security Week reports "50,000 Phone Numbers Worldwide on List Linked to Israeli Spyware"