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Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack


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2023-09-08 16:28:12
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Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization

An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect Apple devices.

The alleged attack was discovered by researchers at the Citizen Lab at the Munk School at the University of Toronto while they were checking the individual’s device.

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Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/08/pegasus-hack-washington-dc-group-nso

Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization

An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect Apple devices.

The alleged attack was discovered by researchers at the Citizen Lab at the Munk School at the University of Toronto while they were checking the individual’s device.

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Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:27:04 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/08/pegasus-hack-washington-dc-group-nso

Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images


Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington DC
2023-09-08T16:27:04Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/08/pegasus-hack-washington-dc-group-nso


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