Apple sues NSO Group, developer of 'Pegasus' used to monitor dignitaries and journalists
'Pegasus ' is developed and sold by Israeli security company NSO Group as software for monitoring smartphones. Pegasus is a possibility that has been used in 180 or more journalists monitoring in 20 countries
Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware --Apple
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-sues-nso-group-to-curb-the-abuse-of-state-sponsored-spyware/
Apple sues NSO Group, company known for hacking iPhones on behalf of governments
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/apple-sues-nso-group-company-known-for-hacking-iphones-on-behalf-of-governments.html
Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for surveillance of users | Apple | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/23/apple-sues-israeli-cyber-firm-nso-group
Apple sues NSO Group for attacking iOS users --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/23/apple-sues-pegasus-spyware-creator-nso-group-for-attacking-ios-users/
Pegasus is a spyware that can monitor the target person via a smartphone such as iPhone or Android. Pegasus can hack the device by using the vulnerability in the OS, and can communicate with the message application and steal the data stored in the device without the user's knowledge.
What is 'Pegasus', a spyware that monitors celebrities and politicians around the world via iPhone and Android? --GIGAZINE
Apple has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, the developer of Pegasus, and its parent company. To prevent the abuse of spyware by NSO Group, Apple is seeking a 'permanent injunction banning NSO Group from using Apple devices, software and services.'
Craig Federighi, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, said, 'Country-sponsored spyware developers like NSO Group are spending millions of dollars on developing sophisticated surveillance technology without effective accountability. We're spending (hundreds of millions of dollars). We need to change that. ”“ Apple devices are the safest consumer hardware on the market, but more private companies are developing state-sponsored spyware. It's dangerous. While these cybersecurity threats only affect a very small number of customers, we take attacks on users very serious and Apple considers them very serious and Apple is all users. We are constantly working to enhance the security and privacy protection of iOS to keep it safe. '
Apple's legal complaints will provide up-to-date information on the 'FORCE DENTRY' exploit used by NSO Group. FORCEDENTRY is an exploit used by NSO Group to secretly install Pegasus on monitored Apple devices. FORCEDENTRY was first identified by the Citizen Lab , a security research group at the University of Toronto.
To deliver FORCEDENTRY to Apple devices, an attacker creates an Apple ID and sends malicious data to the victim's device. This will allow NSO Group or its clients to install Pegasus on their devices without the victim's knowledge. Apple said, 'Apple's server was abused to deliver FORCE DENTRY, but the server has never been hacked or compromised.'
Apple also claims that there is no evidence of successful remote attacks by NSO Group on devices with iOS 15 or later installed, and recommends users to 'update to the latest software.' doing.
Separately, Apple has announced that it will donate $ 10 million to groups conducting cyber surveillance research to support security research groups such as Citizen Lab and Amnesty Tech. In addition, the damages in the proceedings against NSO Group will be donated to support the security research group.
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