Has Pegasus Spyware Infected Your iPhone?

Last July, a team of security researchers discovered evidence of a sophisticated spyware called Pegasus developed by the NSO Group that is being used to spy on the phones of journalists, politicians, activists and even heads of state around the world.

The investigation, in which more than 17 organizations and newspapers around the world participated, managed to discover more than 50,000 numbers on an iPhone that was spied on.

This is due to the ease of installing the spyware on the targets' iPhone or iPad devices remotely without the owner taking any action.

Once installed, the software gives the publisher of the software full access to the device and all data on it. This includes text messages, emails, and even recording phone calls.

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Although, the chances of your iPhone being infected with the Pegasus spyware are low, especially if you updated the operating system to the latest version iOS 14.7.1, which fixed many security vulnerabilities. But you can use iMazing to know that your device is free of any spyware.

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Is your iPhone infected with Pegasus?

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What to do if your phone is infected

In this case, the application asks you to send the report to the customer support team, who then performs further analysis.

And the developers of the application advise that if there is a sign that your phone is infected, remove the SIM card and turn it off immediately.