Apple's high-security mode can block the infamous Pegasus spyware, according to a new report from security researchers.
The feature is known as Lockdown Mode.
- Researchers
claim this is the first case that Lockdown Mode has successfully
protected a device from NSO'S Pegasus spyware attacks.
- The
report claims that this marks the first time Apple's Lockdown Mode goes a
step further than simply notifying the user of an attempted breach,
something that it has been able to do for a while now.
- This
report comes only days after several journalists stated that they were
targeted by spyware that showed digital traces tied to Pegasus.
- Pegasus, developed by controversial Israeli company NSO, can steal information such as:
- location,
- messages,
- photos,
- videos,
- contacts,
- call history.
- Only a year ago, Spanish government regulators began investigating claims that Pegasus was used to spy on opposition political opponents.
- The Pegasus spyware was
reportedly also used to spy on high-ranking officials in the European
Union, causing a debate in the political organization on whether NSO
Group, the company behind the spyware, should be blacklisted.
