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Commercial spyware (such as Pegasus and Predator) is developed by companies like NSO Group and sold to government customers.
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10/24/2026
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UnverifiedPegasus is commercial spyware developed by Israel's NSO Group and, since 2016, has been widely reported to be used in attacks targeting journalists, human rights activists, and government officials, capable of remotely implanting iOS and Android devices through zero-click vulnerabilities to achieve comprehensive surveillance of messages, calls, location, microphone, and camera.78% similarUnverifiedThe U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) collected user data directly from the servers of tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple through programs including PRISM.59% similarUnverifiedNSO Group's Pegasus spyware can zero-click compromise iPhone and Android devices, meaning users can be taken over simply by receiving a specially crafted iMessage without any action on their part.59% similarUnverifiedThe United States had previously taken Entity List measures against Israeli spyware company NSO Group.59% similarUnverifiedModel downloads on macOS are completed collaboratively by the background daemon intelligenceplatformd and the associated com.apple.aimodeld service.52% similar
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