The NSO Group creates a spyware called Pegasus which gives someone access to the data on a mobile phone. They sell this spyware to government agencies around the world. How is it used and what kind of company is the NSO Group? Thanks to John Scott-Railton and Citizen Lab for investigating this and sharing their research. Sponsors Support for this show comes from Detectify. Try their web vulnerability scanner free. Go to https://detectify.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=DARKNET Support for this show comes from Ping Identity, champions of identity for the global enterprise. Give your users a loveable login solution. Visit www.pingidentity.com/. Support for this show comes from Blinkist. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books in about 15 minutes. Check out Blinkist.com/DARKNET to start your 7 day free trial and get 25% off when you sign up. View all active sponsors. Sources https://citizenlab.ca/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/ https://www.lookout.com/trident-pegasus-enterprise-discovery https://www.cbsnews.com/news/interview-with-ceo-of-nso-group-israeli-spyware-maker-on-fighting-terror-khashoggi-murder-and-saudi-arabia-60-minutes/ https://citizenlab.ca/2018/10/the-nso-connection-to-jamal-khashoggi/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/8899nz/nso-group-pitched-phone-hacking-tech-american-police https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-nso-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZT38B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Lantern_%28software%29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1lVL2m_tp0 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/technology/whatsapp-nso-lawsuit.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6e_ctKqSqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhwGV1xHt8Y https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/07/the-pegasus-project/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus https://www.nsogroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ReportBooklet.pdf