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News | Scams

“Hello pervert” sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus—and a picture of your home

September 4, 2024 - " Hello pervert" sextortion mails keep adding new features to their email to increase credibility and urge victims to pay

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Pegasus spyware creator ordered to reveal code used to spy on WhatsApp users

March 5, 2024 - Meta has won a court case against spyware vendor NSO Group to reveal the Pegasus spyware code that allows spying on WhatsApp users.

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Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone

April 21, 2022 - “When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that...

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Ban Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor

February 16, 2022 - The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has urgedthe EU to ban the development and deployment of spyware with the capabilities of...

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Podcast

The world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus: Lock and Code S03E04

February 14, 2022 - Two years ago, the FBI reportedly purchased a copy of the world’s most coveted spyware, a tool that can remotely and...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News

Latest iPhone exploit, FORCEDENTRY, used to launch Pegasus attack against Bahraini activists

August 26, 2021 - Researchers from Citizen Lab, an academic research and development lab based in the University of Toronto in Canada, has recently discovered...

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News | Privacy

Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it

July 22, 2021 - On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen...

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Sextortion email scammers increase their “Hello pervert” money demands

June 25, 2025 - "Hello pervert" sextortion emails are going through some changes and the price they're demanding has gone up considerably.

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WhatsApp hack: Meta wins payout over NSO Group spyware

May 8, 2025 - Meta has won almost $170m in damages from Israel-based NSO Group, maker of the Pegasus spyware.

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“I sent you an email from your email account,” sextortion scam claims

April 16, 2025 - A new variant of the hello pervert emails claims that the target's system is infected with njRAT and spoofs the victims email address

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