Pegasus Spyware Scandal
Skip to main content Singapore What is the Pegasus spyware scandal and how is Singapore affected? Bookmark Share ADVERTISEMENT Singapore What is the Pegasus spyware scandal and how is Singapore affected? The Pegasus spyware is developed by Israeli firm NSO. (AFP/JOEL SAGET) Aqil Haziq Mahmud 24 Sep 2021 06:20AM (Updated: 24 Sep 2021 06:21AM) Bookmark Share SINGAPORE: On Jul 18, major news outlets worldwide published an investigation into a massive data leak that showed rights activists, journalists and politicians around the world were targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by an Israeli surveillance company. The company, NSO Group, produces Pegasus, a type of malware that infects iPhones and Android devices to enable operators of the tool to extract messages, photos and emails, record calls and secretly activate microphones. ADVERTISEMENT The data leak contained more than 50,000 phone numbers suspected to b...