Pegasus and NSO Group software used to commit horrible human rights abuses, says WhatsApp CEO

Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp, has criticised NSO's spyware Pegasus, which has been claimed to be used by several governments to track over 50,000 numbers, in the latest leak, that are associated with journalists, human rights activists, and lawyers.

The news about NSO's hacking spyware, Pegasus, has again kicked off the debate around tracking individuals, including journalists, lawyers, and human rights activists in various countries. In addition, the latest report from the Guardian and some other media publications hint at the abuse of this powerful tool that can be done to infect iPhones, which Apple keeps saying is the safest mobile device on the planet and Android. Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp, has come down heavily on the news and said that the "NSO's dangerous spyware is used to commit horrible human rights abuses all around the world, and it must be stopped."