Journalists, activists among 50,000 targets of Israeli spyware — reports
By DW
20 July 2021 |
6:20 am
NSO Group's Pegasus malware was abused by its government clients to spy on journalists, opposition politicians and rights activists, an investigation revealed. The targets also include presidents and prime ministers.
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