Pegasus was originally designed and is marketed by its creator the NSO Group to monitor criminals and terrorists.Īpple with an iPhone security patch in iOS 14.8 in September closed a vulnerability reportedly exploited by invasive spyware built by NSO Group. That includes text messages, emails and even recording phone calls. The spyware can be remotely installed on a target's iPhone or iPad, granting the person or organization who installed it full access to the device and all the data it holds - without the owner taking any action.
Apple said it is seeking to protect its users from "further abuse and harm" with a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using the iPhone maker's hardware, software or devices, Apple said in a release. In the ongoing battle between Apple and the Pegasus spyware, the iPhone maker today said it was suing the NSO Group - the maker of surveillance software.
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