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#431: Pegasus Spyware: so dangerous that it should be banned? OTW explains...

David Bombal

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How Pegasus Exploits Text Messages

Pegasus was downloaded as an obfuscated and encrypted package. It exploited a vulnerability in the web kit in the Safari browser on the iPhone. The other kind of pernicious thing about the software is that it can be removed remotely. If they believe that the user has detected Pegasus, they can just push a button and basically remove it from the machine,.

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