Pegasus Spyware Targets 180 Journalists in Global Surveillance Scandal
A new investigation reveals that at least 180 journalists worldwide are secretly targeted by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. This powerful cybersurveillance tool allows clients to silently infiltrate reporters' devices and monitor their work.
A massive investigation by Forbidden Stories reveals that at least 180 journalists around the world are selected as targets by clients of the NSO Group. This controversial cybersurveillance company develops Pegasus, a highly invasive spyware that infiltrates mobile devices to monitor every aspect of a user's digital life.
The report highlights the case of Khadija Ismayilova, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist who faces relentless government persecution for her reporting. Even after leaving her home country following a prison sentence and travel ban, she remains a target of this sophisticated digital surveillance, showing how the technology crosses international borders.
This global spying operation serves as a powerful weapon for silencing journalists and suppressing independent media. By secretly accessing reporters' communications, sources, and unpublished work, states and other actors use Pegasus to intimidate the press and circumvent traditional press freedoms without leaving a trace.