jsr on Nostr: So, more journalists were just targeted with #Pegasus spyware. This time journalists ...
So, more journalists were just targeted with #Pegasus spyware.
This time journalists in #Serbia that were investigating corruption.
“In Serbia, you can hire a hitman for a half of the money...what else would they be prepared to pay for?!” - a spyware-targeted reporter.
Indeed.
Notice that the targeting is happening over a messenger program with a link, not a zero-click?
The why is unclear. Maybe Pegasus didn't have a working exploit against those phones. Or maybe the customer didn't get the platinum zero click package and so had to do some social engineering. Interesting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the THIRD report of Pegasus abuses in Serbia in 2 years.
And nearly a decade after the first Pegasus abuses got reported, NSO Group is still fueling attacks against freedom of speech.
We're here because spyware companies still don't feel meaningful consequences.
And DC is home to a seemingly-infinite number of lobbyists that are willing to help them try to get off sanctions lists...
READ THE REPORT by Amnesty Tech & BIRN. https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/03/journalists-targeted-with-pegasus-spyware/
This time journalists in #Serbia that were investigating corruption.
“In Serbia, you can hire a hitman for a half of the money...what else would they be prepared to pay for?!” - a spyware-targeted reporter.
Indeed.
Notice that the targeting is happening over a messenger program with a link, not a zero-click?
The why is unclear. Maybe Pegasus didn't have a working exploit against those phones. Or maybe the customer didn't get the platinum zero click package and so had to do some social engineering. Interesting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the THIRD report of Pegasus abuses in Serbia in 2 years.
And nearly a decade after the first Pegasus abuses got reported, NSO Group is still fueling attacks against freedom of speech.
We're here because spyware companies still don't feel meaningful consequences.
And DC is home to a seemingly-infinite number of lobbyists that are willing to help them try to get off sanctions lists...
READ THE REPORT by Amnesty Tech & BIRN. https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/03/journalists-targeted-with-pegasus-spyware/