The NSO Group's 'Pegasus' software is at the heart of a major new spyware attack that affects billions of people.
A security flaw in the massively popular WhatsApp messaging platform exposes its 1.5 billion-plus users to one of the world's most malicious spyware programs,"Pegasus."
Pegasus first surfaced in 2016 when it was reportedly used to spy on a human rights activist in the United Arab Emirates. In the years since, it's been linked to the death of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the Mexican government's capture of alleged drug trafficker Joaquín"El Chapo" Guzmán.
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