Episode 43: Pegasus Project: Winged Horses for Spyware Courses

As you probably guessed from the title of this episode, this week is all about spyware and the Pegasus project. 

This all kicked off when a consortium of 16 media outlets reported the alleged widespread and continuing abuse of NSO’s hacking spyware called Pegasus. The company insists that it is only used against criminals and terrorists – but is it? There’s a lot of depth to this story, and we cover it all.

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/pegasus-project

https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-pegasus-spyware-work-and-is-my-phone-at-risk-164781

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7b4gg/anom-phone-arcaneos-fbi-backdoor

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