"Urgent Apple Security Update: Pegasus Hack Targets Washington DC Group"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Guardian US
A Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted in an apparent Pegasus hack, according to researchers at Citizen Lab. The individual's device was found to have been infected with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, raising concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect Apple devices. The attack utilized a "zero-click exploit," allowing the software to infect the user's mobile device through a previously unknown security flaw. NSO Group claims to sell its spyware only to government clients for use in fighting crime and terrorism, but there have been documented cases of misuse. The Biden administration has placed NSO on a blacklist, and the company is facing lawsuits from Apple and WhatsApp.