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A fact from Pegasus (spyware) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 September 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Israeli software company NSO Group has been identified as the possible developer of the iOS spyware Pegasus?

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2012 coverage in Hebrew, native speaker needed

The Pegasus software has been covered in this 2012 journal article: יש לנו מאזין על הקו. Could some native speaker please use it to improve this article? --bender235 (talk) 17:18, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You look like an optimist. I saw a docu of the Canadian Cyberwars series that included Pegasus. 2001:8003:A921:6300:6CCF:E770:8173:6896 (talk) 23:10, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pegasus in Poland AD 2019

Use Translate https://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/system-pegasus-i-pytania-do-cba-czarno-na-bialym,964972.html Zezen (talk) 07:39, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No i did 141.95.53.75 (talk) 08:31, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

US court case

This article does not mention a court case involving NSO versus WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell. It seems rather important. See this for a recent Israeli article on it but there must be more information available. Zero^talk 02:40, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References for new coverage

Just putting them here so they're easy to find for someone to expand the article and other articles of people effected etc

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 09:34, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New article needed for Pegasus project?

Place your opinion hereSherenk1 (talk) 11:43, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Hi Sherenk1 can you explain what the distinction is between the project and the software? Thanks, John Cummings (talk) 12:12, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- John Cummings The section is getting expanded and hence would require an article by itself. Sherenk1 (talk) 12:14, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Went bold and created an article over here: Project Pegasus revelations

Section on detecting Pegasus

Is there any information available on how Pegasus can be detected on a device? Collecting references below (which may be useful for other sections as well)

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 15:17, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fraud

The article, in its present form, claims that

It was reported that the Indian government used Pegasus to spy on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and diplomats from Iran, Afghanistan, China, Nepal and Saudi Arabia.[32]

This is a falsehood, as the cited source states that "The numbers of Imran Khan and several of his ambassadors in India appear on the list as potential targets." The key is "potential". There were never any allegations that Khan's phone was spied upon.

Wikipedia is a fraud. 103.77.137.77 (talk) 15:17, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2021

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In the line "kernel mapping table that has valued all the way back to iOS 7", the word "valued" should be changed to "values"

Look for the phrase "kernel mapping table that has values all the way back to iOS 7" in ^[1] , which is listed as the source of the line above. Crazyengineer (talk) 15:01, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Crazyengineer:

Done - also confirmed here. • Gene93k (talk) 15:21, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://blog.lookout.com/trident-pegasus

Copyright infringement considerations

I'm not familiar with the subtle differences of Wikipedia policies between English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Theoretically speaking: can I create video recording of pegasus running on my phone and deleting eg. seat reservations I already paid for? Thanks in advance. Take care. Cheers! Mugli (talk) 14:12, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright would not be your main problem. That would be the policy against original research. Zero^talk 12:29, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I suppoe NSO Group would be the copyright owner of such screen captures. I'm aware of the no original research policy, thank you. Mugli (talk) 14:00, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

--2001:16B8:AD07:4200:69DA:708C:836A:DD40 (talk) 20:15, 26 December 2021 (UTC)== Poland == Poland (PiS government) (ab)uses it too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:ADC5:4D00:15C:3CF5:A072:B03E (talk) 23:25, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

also Poland

Prominent attorney (and ex-politician) Roman Giertych and prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek were "observed": https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,27934901,giertych-o-inwigilacji-pegasusem-obawiali-sie-najprawdopodobniej.html#do_w=46&do_v=142&do_st=RS&do_sid=287&do_a=287&s=BoxNewsMT — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:AD78:CF00:FD08:AC49:6502:6CC (talk) 10:12, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here have some sources written in English:

"AP Exclusive: Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware". ABC News. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
"Polish spyware scandal stokes tensions with Brussels". Politico. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
"Citizen Lab: phones of Roman Giertych and Ewa Wrzosek infected with Pegasus spyware". TVN24. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-22.

83.8.118.230 (talk) 23:02, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Another case (2019-...)- the Polish senator Krzysztof Brejza (oppositonal "Platforma Obywatelska" party): https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,27949663,brejza-wiosna-pytal-sluzby-o-szpiegowanie-teraz-ujawnil-odpowiedz.html#s=amtp_pnHP_related — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:AD07:4200:69DA:708C:836A:DD40 (talk) 20:12, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-middle-east-elections-europe-c16b2b811e482db8fbc0bbc37c00c5ab

"Worse than even the 'Watergate scandal' in the USA" (27.12.2021): https://next.gazeta.pl/next/7,151003,27951703,podatek-katastralny-jest-odpowiedz-rzadu-analizujemy-problem.html#s=amtp_pnHP_related

Already added, using pl.wiki materials and recent discoveries. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 21:56, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Supreme Audit Office "NIK" (= Najwyższa Izba Kontroli) most likely also concerned/affected (ca. 6.000 times !): https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,28076708,to-moze-byc-polskie-watergate-czy-rzad-uzyl-pegasusa-do-masowej.html#do_w=46&do_v=142&do_st=RS&do_sid=288&do_a=288&s=BoxNewsImg3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:AD43:3D00:3D02:896E:E17:84BA (talk) 15:04, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RfC on redefining the scope of Pegasus (spyware) and Project Pegasus (investigation) articles

The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

There is strong consensus in favor of the proposal. — Ixtal ⁂ (talk) 09:30, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Should all content related to the usage of Pegasus spyware on specific individuals/groups be moved to Project Pegasus (investigation), with a possible change of name of that article given inclusion of information from non-participating media outlets, while reserving the Pegasus (spyware) article for the technical description of the software (history of creation, exploits, method of functioning etc.)? Szmenderowiecki (talk) 22:25, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Notified WikiProject Espionage, WikiProject Computer Security and WikiProject Software

Yes. as proposer. The content in "Use of spyware" essentially duplicates content from the "Regions and targets" section from the Project Pegasus article. Besides, outlets not participating in Project Pegasus are still making revelations about Pegasus, as is the case with the recent scandal in Poland (I'm not aware of any of the outlets participating in the project, and Gazeta Wyborcza has published a lot lately), and their inclusion in that article as it stands now would not be warranted because the Project Pegasus article artificially restricts the scope to Project Pegasus outlets. We may retain some information about the project itself, but what is much more notable is not the fact the outlets united themselves to uncover Pegasus secrets but rather the results of their work, as published in investigations. Therefore, as proposed, this article should refer to the technical aspects of the software while the other article should list all government meddling incidents and reactions, regardless of whether uncovered by Project Pegasus or by other outlets. PS. I am seeking comments because I don't want to make the changes myself without consulting others first. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 22:25, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes - I agree that it is better to not have duplicated content. I also support the change of name for Project Pegasus (investigation) to be more open to all usage as proposer suggests. Also suggest a disambiguation note at the top of THIS article to point the reader to that article, since many will be looking for that article and might find it by this name. Thank you to those who have built and maintained both of these articles!! ---Avatar317 ^(talk) 02:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes - There seems to be quite a bit of overlap among the two articles. Keeping the article about the software itself short and to the point, with an obvious link to the investigation page is the best solution. PraiseVivec (talk) 15:38, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, although a single summary paragraph with the ol main article template would be a good call. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:06, 12 January 2022 (UTC) (Summoned by bot)[reply]

Yes, but also including a section in Pegasus (spyware) with a summary of Project Pegasus (investigation), as well as a paragraph in the lede. MarioGom (talk) 17:43, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Ayman Nour

https://marsad-egypt.info/en/2021/12/16/pegasus-egypts-ayman-nour-had-phone-hacked-by-israeli-and-european-spyware/ PS2801 (talk) 17:26, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 July 18 § Category:People targeted by Pegasus spyware

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 July 18 § Category:People targeted by Pegasus spyware. Venkat TL (talk) 16:15, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

also Thailand

The citizen lab had discovered espionage campaign against at least 30 individuals Thai activist. They also forensically confirmed that victims were infected with NSO Group's Pegaus spyware. Additional information related topic of Thailand information operation circumstances may shed light to the readers out there. For more information please refer to citizenlab's report link as following;

https://citizenlab.ca/2022/07/geckospy-pegasus-spyware-used-against-thailands-pro-democracy-movement/

Konrawit13 (talk) 05:24, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What is Lookout?

Lookout is mentioned several times in the article, with no link or definition. What exactly is Lookout? Julesd (talk) 13:40, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at the references, Lookout is listed as the author with company using the website https://lookout.com. It appears to be a computer security provider Crazyengineer (talk) 04:29, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://blog.lookout.com/trident-pegasus

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