The report found Pegasus, a spyware program developed by Israeli company NSO, on an unnamed Indian journalist's iPhone XR this month running on iOS 14.6. It also identified zero-click iMessage attacks installing Pegasus on an iPhone SE2 phone running iOS 14.4 and an iPhone SE2 device running iOS 14.0.1, Bleeping Computer reported. While Apple has long touted the iPhone's superior security compared to Androids, 34 out of 37 phones that were infected with Pegasus were iPhonesThe spyware attack 'made no sound. In a statement to DailyMail.com, Apple said Pegasus attacks 'are not a threat to the overwhelming majority of our users.' Its believed authoritative regimes are using the spyware to track journalists, activists and rival politiciansOther points of entry for Pegasus may be through WhatsApp, Apple Music and Photos, Apple Insider reported.

Source: Daily Mail July 19, 2021 18:33 UTC