• Russia appears to be targeting journalists with spyware known as Pegasus.

  • Pegasus is a “zero-click” software, hacking phones by sending texts that don’t need to be opened.

  • The software has targeted dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians in recent years.

  • ysjet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Which is why these people don’t use sms or standard calling. They use something like Signal.

    • ours@lemmy.film
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      1 year ago

      Signal is great but if the phone itself is compromised it won’t help much.