Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO Group Has Contracts In 12 EU Countries: Report
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Pegasus spyware makes it possible to infect the cell phone of the victim of the surveillance, and enables the operator to eavesdrop on conversations and read apps with encrypted messages.
Israeli technology firm NSO Group, which grabbed global attention, including in India, amid allegations of misuse of its controversial spyware Pegasus, apparently has a large presence in the Europe Union with at least 22 contracts covering 12 of the 27 member states, a media report said on Wednesday.
Pegasus spyware and competing products make it possible to infect the cell phone of the victim of the surveillance, and afterwards enable the operator to eavesdrop on conversations, read apps with encrypted messages, and provide total access to contacts and files on the device.
It enables eavesdropping in real time on what is taking place around the cellphone by operating the camera and the microphone.
Representatives of the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry on Pegasus spyware recently visited Israel and learned from NSO personnel that the company has active contracts with 12 European Union members, daily Ha'aretz reported.
