Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software
A whistleblower from Morocco's intelligence services has provided evidence that the country used NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to target journalists, politicians, and human rights defenders. The software allows for total surveillance of mobile devices, contradicting Morocco's long-standing denials of its use.
Why it matters
This report highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding the proliferation of state-sponsored surveillance technology and the potential for human rights abuses by governments using commercial spyware.
The Israel-based NSO Group produces the Pegasus hacking software allegedly used to target French and Spanish politicians among others. The Israel-based NSO Group produces the Pegasus hacking software allegedly used to target French and Spanish politicians among others. The Pegasus project Morocco Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets
A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including Pegasus spyware – to target journalists, human rights defenders, French politicians and Spanish cabinet ministers and police officers.
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