Opinion by Lama Fakih: I was attacked with Pegasus. Inaction against spyware has put all of our phones, and data, at risk.
, was used to infect my personal iPhone at least five times between last April and August. The first attack started on April 6, maybe early enough in the day to capture the cupcake photos.My phone was targeted using a so-called “zero-click” attack, which meant I didn’t need to do anything — like click on a link — for the hack to take effect.
I went back through my calendar looking for clues that could lead me to the culprit. What was I working on that was potentially sensitive involving a country that was a potential NSO client and would target me? The truth is, since I’m the director of the Human Rights Watch Crisis and Conflict Division, the list of possibilities was too long to be useful.NSO Group says Pegasus is meant to help governments stop criminals and terrorists.
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