How misinformation connects the top news stories
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.
And the revelations are only just beginning.
The consortium began to publish its findings on Sunday. The stories indicate that numerous members of the media were “possible candidates for surveillance,” as The Guardian put it. Forensic tests affirmed the presence of spyware on some phones.
More will be coming out in the days ahead. The participating news outlets are dubbing this the “Pegasus Project,” teeing off the name of the spyware, Pegasus, which is ostensibly licensed by NSO Group to track terrorists and major criminals. How has the spyware been used? Has it been abused? Those are two of the key questions.
Pegasus Project: Why 17 news outlets are working together to cover spyware on a mass scale
Pegasus Project: Why 17 news outlets are working together to cover spyware on a mass scale
Posted: Jul 19, 2021 2:41 AM
Updated: Jul 19, 2021 2:41 AM
Posted By: By Brian Stelter, CNN Business
A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter.
And the revelations are only just beginning.
The consortium began to publish its findings on Sunday. The stories indicate that numerous members of the media were possible candidates for surveillance, as The Guardian put it. Forensic tests affirmed the presence of spyware on some phones.
Israeli software used by governments worldwide to spy on journalists and activists
Governments using Israeli malware tool Pegasus to spy on their critics, warns global journalists consortium
19 July 2021 • 7:18am
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group
Credit: Jack Guez/An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group
Dozens of activists, lawyers and reporters worldwide, including the editor of the Financial Times, may have been hacked by an Israeli spyware tool according to an investigation by a journalists consortium.
On Sunday an alliance of 16 media outlets, including the Guardian, reported that the Pegasus app, developed by Israeli firm NSO Group, is being used by governments to spy on their critics.
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