The Israel-based NSO Group is the maker of Pegasus, a spyware that can infiltrate smartphones and other devices, extract information from them, and even control their functions such as turning on a camera.
“What does it mean to be a victim of Pegasus? All your secrets are laid bare, your intimate secrets are laid bare to your worst enemy,” —French journalist Sandrine Rigaud.
Suspecting that the five cases of spying on Catalans revealed by WhatsApp only scratched the surface, Elies Campo turned to The Citizen Lab, where he led the investigation that discovered approximately sixty more cases of spying with Pegasus.
