It is revealed that the British government was infected with the smartphone monitoring spyware 'Pegasus'

Citizen Lab, a research facility based at the University of Toronto in Canada, announced that the spyware ' Pegasus ' developed by Israeli security company NSO Group has been found in the British government's network.

UK Government Officials Infected with Pegasus --The Citizen Lab
https://citizenlab.ca/2022/04/uk-government-officials-targeted-pegasus/

No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson'told' | Boris Johnson | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/18/no-10-suspected-of-being-target-of-nso-spyware-attack-boris-johnson

Pegasus is a smartphone monitoring spyware developed by NSO Group that breaks into iPhone and Android devices, collects and sends internal emails, location information, SNS posts, contacts, passwords, etc., and uses cameras and microphones without permission. Or enable it. Pegasus is used to closely monitor subjects and has already been found on smartphones such as journalists, lawyers, activists, prosecutors and diplomats in many countries.

What is 'Pegasus', a spyware that monitors celebrities and politicians around the world via iPhone and Android? --GIGAZINE

According to Citizen Lab, multiple cases of Pegasus infection were confirmed at the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth of Development (FCDO) in 2020 and 2021.

Cases of infection at the Prime Minister's Office are associated with Pegasus operators linked to the United Arab Emirates, and cases of infection at FCDO are associated with Pegasus operators linked to the United Arab Emirates, India, Cyprus, and Jordan. Citizen Lab says it is relevant.

Citizen Lab has indicated that smartphones or SIM cards purchased locally by FCDO staff may be the route of infection for Pegasus, as FCDO has staff in many countries.

A British government spokeswoman told The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, 'We do not regularly comment on security issues.' A spokeswoman for NSO Group said, 'We have produced inaccurate and unfounded reports based on vague and incomplete information from many politically motivated advocates such as Citizen Lab and Amnesty International . We continue, 'he said, disagreeing with the Citizen Lab report.

The Guradian requested comments from the governments of the United Arab Emirates, India, Cyprus, and Jordan, but none of them responded.