Users in multiple countries were reportedly infected by the infamous Pegasus spyware in the last six months.
NSO Group, the company behind Pegasus, has been highly controversial in recent years.
- A report from security researchers tracked at least two cases of victims that were hit by Pegasus in recent months.
- One case includes an infected iPhone 12 Pro Max that belonged to a Middle East-based human rights activist.
- Cybersecurity forensic teams found traces of a process called "libtouchregd," which is known to be tied to the Pegasus spyware.
- Further analysis of the device showed signs that the iPhone 12 Pro Max had been tampered with, triggering the company to warn the individual.
- The second device analyzed by the team was an Apple 6s, belonging to a journalist in Europe working for a global news agency.
- This report comes a year after Spanish government regulators started investigating claims that the authorities used Pegasus to snoop on separatist politicians from the Catalonia region.
- The spyware was reportedly also used to spy on high-ranking officials in the European Union, among others.
