Most users would not be aware of their phones being hacked by the Pegasus spyware. AP
Governments around the world are facing bombshell allegations that they used Israeli-made malware to spy on the phones of activists, journalists, corporate executives and politicians.
But how exactly does the Pegasus spyware work? How does it get onto people s phones and what can it do once it s there? How does Pegasus sneak its way onto a phone?
Researchers believe that early versions of the hacking software, first detected in 2016, used booby-trapped text messages to install itself onto the phones of targets.
The recipient would have to click on a link in the message in order for the spyware to download. But this limited the chances of a successful installation particularly as phone users have grown increasingly wary of clicking on suspicious links.
Spyware is sold to governments to fight terrorism In India, it was used to hack journalists and others
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