The World’s Most Terrifying Spyware | Investigators

Israeli cyber-surveillance company NSO Group’s Pegasus malware has reportedly been used in at least 45 countries worldwide to infect the phones of activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. This terrifying software can infiltrate your smartphone, collect your data and even listen to you... all without your knowledge.
A huge leak in July 2021, revealed 50,000 phone numbers that had been targeted; including president of France Emmanual Macron, and friends of the family of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi in the lead up to his murder in 2018.
Eyal Weizman and Shourideh Molavi from Forensic Architecture used open-source investigation to gather reports of digital Pegasus infections to reveal how they relate to acts of violence in the real world.
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[@VICENews]

Watch more from this series: Who was behind the 1994 World Cup massacre? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmTNlGiqjKZ2gdE

[@TigerTank237]

After watching the video i aint clicking that link bro

[@ashenafygirmay3942]

Vice media only voices in Middle East only. It doesn’t not report the war In northern Ethiopia The Famine, or how 4.2 million are on mass starvation by the Ethiopian Government as weapon of war. People are dying every day. I guess VICE just like the other media, bureaucratic.

[@Devotionorange]

@@TigerTank237 🤣

[@chrissinger101]

at 3:14 says through whats app they can send virus, would i have to open then link sent, i have a person posing as the rock and wanting me to download whats app, i know he is a scammer and i am just messing with him but whats the scam once in whats app anyone know

[@BagpussAyeee]

don't you guys know of Edward Snowden? we all know we are being spied on by the US looong before Israel

[@moestacks3003]

Snowden warned us about this a decade ago lol.

[@justforfun-jp2vc]

period

[@CrowSephus]

AMEN this is ooooooold news agreed lol Vice been smoking too much crin-nack out in Oregon in an attempt to understand the whole Hunter Biden thing better. They got a liberal piece they are working on right now that is crack positive and pro fentanyl lol

[@alx8571]

@@CrowSephus *aWoman

[@Theo973]

Yep and they conveniently “snowed him in”.

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

Someone should have listened to him…

[@newgoliard6059]

Next on Vice News "Two Pegasus Investigators go missing"

[@matthewstewart5113]

To late Pegasus wasn't fast enough to block this story.

[@leahvogel5527]

Let's hope not

[@mnkpop5858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJewfICioJh7orc.

[@hamndv]

I keep hearing about this super spy that can unlock any phone! Yet not a single proof of evidence is shown. it's fake news!

[@Kenabukanyo]

We should check the news tomorrow specifically for this .. I hope they don't erase their names from history as well .

[@justinh4038]

This is the front line we're not hearing enough of. Thank you to Vice and these two journalists!

[@mlindikasa5789]

Snowden spoke about this a while back.

[@mauricioquirogaf7683]

Lmao we knew this from a whileeeeee ago lol

[@77confusedzombie77]

I'm a total idiot and eveni knew about this

[@justinh4038]

@@77confusedzombie77 good for you...bro

[@justinh4038]

@@mauricioquirogaf7683 Not 'hearing enough of' isn't the same as 'unheard of'

[@thisisheaven2488]

Blacklist it, destroy it, and ban it from existence on the entire planet. It is a violation of privacy and could be considered wiretapping which is a crime, which needs to be changed to a Federal Crime. Any person who does such whether a citizen, or government official, or federal agents, or law enforcement should be considered guilty. Absolutely unacceptable. Change it now.

[@redspodcast9159]

I absolutely fucking agree

[@anthonymuriithi7957]

There are many spywares.Some are very secretive even governments don't know about.

[@NovejSpeed3]

Destroy this one, meanwhile 10 more go by unnoticed.

[@johnnylego807]

Wiretapping is already a 3rd degree felony in the United States. But they allow this to happen. That is why it is not banned. But I totally agree with you

[@bloktopia9037]

Feds are going to use this tech; not ban it.

[@McLovinEli]

Bruh….😳 I don’t think think people understand how this can effect the world in the next 10 years this is crazy

[@jdooobie]

I don't think people understand how long it's already been around.

[@MrMlbfan6]

It has in the last 7 years

[@rupak1231]

Here in India 🇮🇳 reportedly judge of top court, main opposition leaders, journalists were all in the list of pegasus. The top court is dragging on the case, no concrete calls for investigation ordered till now. There are political prisoners right now in jail, social media propaganda is spreading venom against the minority communities and the situation is not too dissimilar to the nazi Germany in early 1930s. Supporters of the govt are supporting this spying saying that it is all justified in the name of national security. It has been a slide down the road for the world's oldest democracy.

[@rupak1231]

@@jdooobie Here in India 🇮🇳 reportedly judge of top court, main opposition leaders, journalists were all in the list of pegasus. The top court is dragging on the case, no concrete calls for investigation ordered till now. There are political prisoners right now in jail, social media propaganda is spreading venom against the minority communities and the situation is not too dissimilar to the nazi Germany in early 1930s. Supporters of the govt are supporting this spying saying that it is all justified in the name of national security. It has been a slide down the road for the world's oldest democracy.

[@ritchierich2793]

I don't think people understand if they make this statement everytime, I should be a billionaire right now..

[@818suki]

If this is what we know about, imagine what we don't...

[@ryanlaubach916]

my friend is vanished now. he was working on nano spy technology that would be injected into the body and report back half way around the world

[@ryanlaubach916]

they already inject it into the teenage girls in most states through the covid jab

[@blue1584]

@@ryanlaubach916 I guess you better put on your tinfoil hat then troll, I hear it’s highly effective against nanobots lmao

[@ryanlaubach916]

It is actually carbonized glutones that perforated through the pores and cause it to bettycrockalize until the batter is mixed for proper experiments and taste tests

[@ryanlaubach916]

Basically I was bored and feeding into the paranoid if you could not tell

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

Someone in Russia will find a way to copy this Pegasus and sell it to the public on the dark web.

[@goobin9125]

lol

[@georgegeorgepht]

What makes you think they haven’t already ?

[@Ty-uq8ff]

@@georgegeorgepht They have and they did a long time ago

[@IIO7142]

SECRET

[@theprayer1284]

You must mean China, not Russia

[@xoirdriox]

I admire the bravery of these two investigators and wonder how they sleep at night.

[@dustinmitchell7546]

Pegasus says they want to prevent crime but it seems to me that this program is criminal in and of itself.

[@aratirao9007]

🛑 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@sko1beer]

@Gagan Sagar or make a innocent man guilty

[@codylarkhart261]

@Gagan Sagar there are other way's to locate and counter terrorist's. It's like the scene from The Dark Knight Rises, when batman develops that software to view and track all of Gotham's cell phone activities essentially spying on everyone(like the NSA...thanks Mr. Snowden) too much power for any orginazation to wield and Infringes on our Universal rights to personal Privacy and freedom. You must hope this does not get in the Hands of the CCP..though they may already have such software developed within their own social system or are developing such technology to spy on the World.

[@myexescallmetictac8297]

@Gagan Sagar you should ask yourself what creates the terrorists in the first place, not what should be done once a monster is birthed.

[@TurkeyLovesChinesePeniscom]

Same thing can be said for hardware weapons. What terrorists use are originally designed for law enforcement & military. What is your point in Pegasus? 🤣

[@Luzerrique]

The Brazilian government tried to purchase a license of this… this is fucked up

[@Silvance5]

Do you have a source for that? I wouldn't put it past Bolsanaro, but I'm curious if it's documented.

[@braadpitt4838]

INd!@n government bought multiple and use to spy on journalist and opposition

[@Pfyzer]

@@braadpitt4838 thr US does that too, but on a global scale

[@PETROVICGAMES]

Carluxo

[@Luzerrique]

@@Silvance5 there is a magazine called IstoÉ, they did a piece on the Bolsonaro Government tryin to buy it

[@em_yu]

"vets military's human rights records" is the best unintentional joke out there

[@liberty-matrix]

"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you can imagine". ~William Blum

[@Ba4x]

Oh they doing it

[@thereal6131]

OH LET DOO ITTT DRUG DEALING MUSIKK

[@mnkpop5858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJewfICioJh7orc.

[@rupak1231]

Here in India 🇮🇳 reportedly judge of top court, main opposition leaders, journalists were all in the list of pegasus. The top court is dragging on the case, no concrete calls for investigation ordered till now. There are political prisoners right now in jail, social media propaganda is spreading venom against the minority communities and the situation is not too dissimilar to the nazi Germany in early 1930s. It has been a slide down the road for the world's oldest democracy.

[@j.megatron]

A 3D map of violence for what??

[@aratirao9007]

⚪ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@umage7759]

they all just say its to "fight terrorism" they simply use fear as a way to get consent from the people

[@blazeyfam]

Now it's any crime that's the excuse, mass surveillance to save the zebras

[@All.Natural.Dirt.]

Always need a Boogeyman, communism is old news apparently

[@mikloridden8276]

But we got no Avengers to fight em

[@Camibug]

Just like the patriot act and war on terror.

[@jackhoffmanhoffman35]

@@blazeyfam that's what conspiracy numbnuts always says 😂

[@lostcloud4368]

As they say; You'll appreciate the freedom once you lost it. It's terrifying to see that we (as the public) are losing our freedom both in real life and on the internet. Keep fighting for freedom ✊

[@kennyvdequetzalcoatl1245]

Remember back in the day when someone was peeking in on your private life, they were called creeps. Still are.

[@realrebel6260]

they are proud creeps

[@jezcoates]

Solution: Non smart phone: $80 Digital camera: $300 GPS unit: $300 Still cheaper than a mobile phone

[@hedgefund1844]

You are so smart. Really.

[@jezcoates]

@@hedgefund1844 actually I’m super smart.

[@Theo973]

They can hear you through your non smart phone. Your lines are tapped

[@jezcoates]

@@Theo973 “line”? ;) I know what you mean though … I love using trigger words, like “that’s the bomb” and the like. Still waiting for the knock on the door,

[@rahuldutt3846]

@@jezcoates it can even access keyboard phones

[@cookiemonster6816]

Dude, the NSO company logo looks like some movie villain type deal, but the company headquarters being next to a hummus place kind of takes away from that 😂

[@tommydude969]

its the perfect cover up

[@isrealdontexist]

Hummus is org from Palastina

[@tommydude969]

@@isrealdontexist shush you

[@isrealdontexist]

@@tommydude969 big man

[@crapphone7744]

As an IT professional I can tell you that getting good software without good hummus and decent Pizza is almost impossible.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

this is a modern day monster !

[@Wtfwhatisthis]

I’m 24, but I remember when phones were connected through a landline, TVs were large boxes of static, and kids never had cell phones (maybe the occasional game boy.) When social media didn’t exist, hell, when KZbin didn’t. People my age, and I, are the last generation to remember that. Everyone else younger.... god. It’s terrifying. People actually interacted. Went outside, played in the sun... talked to their neighbors. They didn’t care as much as they do now about physical appearance. I miss those times. Even though it’s 2021, I think next year will be 1984.

[@aratirao9007]

🔹 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@neutroisking101]

Excellent views. 1996 kids here 🖐️

[@cakepudding3220]

No DVD’s just VHS video tapes, cassette tapes (use pencil to rewind), Nokia 3410 phone and snake game, gameboy, tamagotchi, Barbie, Bratz Dolls, Paris and Nicole The Simple Life, Rugrats, Kenan & Kel, Fox Kids Goosebumps and Totally Spies, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake😂

[@KhongCongSan-no]

I remember those times too. Golden.

[@officialdropnation]

This software is a monstrosity

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

I agree this is why people have a tough time trusting their government.

[@OddWoz]

Israel is the monstrosity. And anyone aiding or allowing them to get by with all their terrorism & war crimes are the monsters.

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

@@OddWoz India my country has been using it and the nation is more split than ever before

[@MrCTruck]

🤷‍♂️what're you gonna do. It's their world, we just live in it.

[@robertshiple]

You tell em twerk nation

[@oavenegas2]

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

[@driedlek]

reminds me mandatory vaccination in Australia and Italy lol

[@sm3675]

@@driedlek ! Don't they realize that most of the people who aren't getting the vaccine have/had trauma from the medical field!! This is sad. It should be a choice. No mandating

[@KE-yj4ip]

it's almost as if you didnt actually listen to the video.... they found most people that used the software were using it to discover the truth behind criminal activity

[@aratirao9007]

🟨 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Liberty is taken by force

[@ruinerfixxxer]

Can you imagine everyone throwing their phone away and just living their life as it was meant?

[@ter8901]

If everyone did that, the govt wouldnt get taxes. They keep the living standard just barely good enough so we dont riot as it is lol

[@sponkmcdonk3898]

That would be a cool revolution and act of protest. But people are too lazy and stupid to think this way. We’re all addicted

[@Iaintsayinnothin..]

Just make sure you dont get chipped or you'll become the technology, you can't run away from yourself.

[@Thedesertguy75]

Well that's why when I look at pictures or movies from the 80s, everyone looks so much happier

[@slavakulishko3771]

As it was ment?

[@ThomasConover]

😮❤️ This is the most exquisitely made mini documentary I have ever seen in the field of cybersec. It is nothing short of work of true art. So much microscopical tiny details have been carefully crafted into it while they explain verbally what’s going on. An absolute masterpiece.

[@theenglishbiker8293]

And that guys voice I could listen to ALL DAY

[@chicagopyramid4979]

My phone is acting up as we speak... All they gonna see is me on Phub... Pinky's greatest hits 😂

[@aniyah7491]

cleanse your mind

[@mnkpop5858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJewfICioJh7orc.

[@rell127]

😂🤣🤣💁🏾‍♂️ she did have good scenes back in the day.

[@aarobins08]

hahahaha Facts!

[@theblackgods4699]

Damn bro they gonna confuse you for me

[@billykobilca6321]

This story should be on all media stations world wide every week. This is news which is WORTHY of continual investigations and reporting. Power to the people and not the few.

[@wendychristiansen2897]

Wish it could happen but unfortunately I don’t think they would ever allow it.

[@onesilentarrow]

All American media is owned and operated by the CIA.

[@captainspaulding5963]

Funny thing is, Snowden told us ALL about this years ago and everyone thought he was nuts....

[@BagpussAyeee]

the nsa have been spying on us for a decade... whats new about this?

[@mrflower8871]

They play to u unhearble sound on ur smartphone digital drugs and record ur voice and reaction 🙂!!!!!!!!!

[@travisalejandro6787]

The sound effects of this documentary really put it all together. Very riveting stuff here. Well done!

[@IPGAuto]

Can you imagine that there is a profile built about you? Your little spy device listens to your conversations, your cookies track what you look at, and it builds a profile who you are, what you may do, when you may do it. Just insane.

[@RH-iy6vq]

Well I have nothing to hide but I feel like hiding something.

[@shortylight2408]

Lol now that's amusement 😆

[@westmics1953]

The soul loll

[@Camibug]

I have nothing to hide but I still have a right to privacy.

[@sm3675]

Yup. It makes me think, "why would these people dedicate their lives for spying on people, and pushing their agenda"? This is inhumane and disgusting. We will all witness the consequences of our actions.

[@rupak1231]

Here in India 🇮🇳 reportedly judge of top court, main opposition leaders, journalists were all in the list of pegasus. The top court is dragging on the case, no concrete calls for investigation ordered till now. There are political prisoners right now in jail, social media propaganda is spreading venom against the minority communities and the situation is not too dissimilar to the nazi Germany in early 1930s. Supporters of the govt are supporting this spying saying that it is all justified in the name of national security. It has been a slide down the road for the world's oldest democracy.

[@naalsoegat]

Sorunda like the most secure phone might be an old Nokia Symbian phone.

[@cainbandz7875]

@@chairmanofthebored8684 YOUR A LEGEND.

[@smithcoder6834]

pigeons is back to suport the mafia

[@dreddmann9292]

Most secure phone is having no phone at all. Thats just the reality we live in. So the choice is yours, you either continue life with a phone or just make do without.

[@lornabarkan4194]

@@dreddmann9292 Problem is, even if you don't own a phone, those near you do. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO LISTEN IN WHEREVER YOU ARE AND WHOEVER YOU ARE WITH.

[@yoshi9358]

Always has been

[@ReclusiveEagle]

"NSO says it vigorously vets customers human rights records" Yes the *Israeli* organization, working in the state of *Israel* for the *Israeli* Government definitely doesn't have over 80 years of the worst human rights abuse in the world. We should definitely accept this PR statement *INTENSE SRACASM*

[@LukaszKabzinski]

You should do a bit about security/int services ability to tamper with/edit files already on servers/devices. Ability to alter evidence in criminal cases. Also ability to redirect internet traffic & clone devices/impersonate people.

[@pocketmonkey943]

NSO claims to vet its clients' human rights records, meanwhile being based in Israel which sets quite a low bar for those...

[@mnkpop5858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJewfICioJh7orc.

[@zafir7007]

Money talks.

[@blazeyfam]

Privacy intrusion is actually against human rights anyway so it's a misnomer, the second governments buy it they're conspiring to breach human rights

[@alkasah4softs129]

@@JeTaimeIsrael Yeah sure bro Lol

[@kinderboeken55]

@@JeTaimeIsrael OK bot

[@cookiemonster6816]

2:11 casually kicking someone’s head while he’s being “detained”

[@blazeyfam]

Because they are thugs. Just a different type of gang. Ideology is ideology.

[@bazbbeeb7226]

Looks like Australia right now.

[@rifki_official2771]

Keep doubting us and we been believing in our QB and Coach 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@bartledoo3342]

The whole narrative of “PEOPLE NEED TO BE CONTROLLED”

[@LostAnFound]

This (paid and pirated) and similar software may be acquired and abused by anyone from a weird neighbor to your local police department.

[@thomasbelen1966]

How do I know clicking on this video didn't just get me "Pegasused"?

[@carletonrutherford1799]

Don't worry, just turning your phone on got you Pegasused.

[@StonedNT]

Take the blue pill, Ignorance is bliss.

[@hedgefund1844]

Trust me buddy. The second you opened your laptop for the first time they already knew everything about you down to how many hairs you have on your pinky toe. let's just say you're completely FUCKED

[@sko1beer]

You got to be of value to get pegged nobody cares about the average person

[@johnrobcrosthwait]

Well goddamn it

[@elbarca223]

From a computer engineer - If you get a call you don't recognize, don't take it. If you respond, it is silent on the other end, that is how pegasus gets in. If you get a message you don't know from a source, delete it. Keep only minimum number of apps that you need on your phone. Disable (turn off) apps access to your phone camera.

[@cookiemonster6816]

Isn’t the software supposedly “zero clicks”? Meaning you don’t have to click anything for it to infect your device, like you don’t even need to answer a phone call?

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Snowden and Assange already leaked how government secret service agencies watch people through their webcam on their laptops and able to listen to any conversation via your mic. They can activate this from their end without your permission and without you realising! This isn't something new!

[@Lazirus951]

"If you respond, it is silent on the other end, that is how pegasus gets in." Lol no.

[@blazeyfam]

@@originalunoriginal4055 That's why people should only use microphones that can be turned off, physically turned down or unplugged

[@untzuntz3000]

@@cookiemonster6816 yep, it is zero click

[@viktorchas2355]

This software has messed up my life. Can anyone help me? I have PTSD from this malware affecting my last 9 phones and 3 computers plus being Gangstalked, community-stalked, group-staked. What did I do that was so bad? I'm 42 years old, not a murderer, rapist, or child peddler...

[@user-qw4lb3uu8s]

The same here!!! My phone and my children’s phones, desktops, and laptops got infected. The Korean attackers want ransom.

[@m11nt]

I live in India and our people are quite ok with the government using it on the opposition and our normal citizens. That's the amount of control that the government has in our country. It's horrible.

[@taskfroce80th95]

If this is already scary enough, imagine in like a few years another group comes up with a new software that can hack your devices like watch dogs.

[@keekl6870]

They have. Been under the radar. Another spyware firm that's more dangerous than N S O is called Toka.

[@kyleunderhill9126]

Also the Five Eyes alliance had Echelon exposed by Snowden. The programs could do anything even forge content

[@BagpussAyeee]

in a few years... this has been going on a decade? NSA ring any bells

[@Iaintsayinnothin..]

Deadsec 😂

[@savage.4.24]

@@BagpussAyeee it does it also makes me think CIA and DOD

[@Raymondapples]

Vice is back with another banger

[@CrowSephus]

*thumbs down* Bury this comment

[@sm3675]

Finally. Some of their videos suck. Vice should stop trying to be "Wokec

[@lanxy2398]

@@sm3675 it only sucks if the video doesn’t agree with your political views

[@Sujay95]

@@sm3675 You should stop trying to be a regressive clown in 21st century.

[@Parakramsinghrajawat]

CRAZY! Still can’t get my head around this!

[@aman176]

Really good coverage on this!

[@Jackofallspade]

This kinda stuff is exactly why I decided to go back to college for cybersecurity

[@majermike]

best of luck jack, hopefully you can save us common folk

[@dreamysunset4720]

Great idea I was thinking the same. Are your courses rigorous?

[@hackbaba999]

@@majermike do you think he did cybersecurity to protect your privacy ?

[@SacramentoNativ3]

How long for a degree

[@arjoonb6546]

@@hackbaba999 he did it to hack us 🤣

[@Showloveclothing]

I feel sorry for anyone spying on me bashing the trumpet, they have witnessed some horrific sights

[@julibouhisrra1619]

Jejej

[@Showloveclothing]

@@robertmoray988 no, my trumpet the crowd love it.

[@travishall6442]

That actually might be a genius idea to keep from spying on you.

[@fatrat137]

The development of being able to go into the software visually is wild, I'd love to mess with that....i could almost garrentee the early vision of Pegasus is being used against me hence why I'm here

[@fuckbankers]

Keep going. Your work is forensic.

[@patsmith2571]

I'm old enough to remember when there were no cellphones. Phone booths, CB radio, ham radio and walkie talkies. You could speak slang or use home made one time only codes Safer, harder to track and no monthly bill.

[@OFfic3R1K]

Transmitting non-encrypted data over public domain is safer and harder to track in which way exactly? (Slang and home-made codes are not even remotely secure despite what you'd want to believe) Your mobile device has given you a level of security that you simply take for granted. Yes, your government can track you more precisely now but you'd be naive to believe that your government wasn't able to track you in efficient ways prior to smartphones.

[@PCB-dg7pt]

@@OFfic3R1K WRONG SONNY BOY!! If there was no talking or transmitting through these technologies but only buy mouth, your life would improve you can rely on face to face and the man is kept in the dark!! You young dudes are in for a big surprise us older guys know what these assholes are up too!! Your future through these devises is fucked for sure, illiterate mankind will never be responsible to handle such power! How many mass shootings so far this year of 2023?? Desensitised and brainwashed generation that loves all this tech stuff!!!

[@immortalideas-fi6kj]

Either way, humanity is doomed.

[@guyarrol582]

Good

[@rosemariehomeyerbente1832]

Well done! Thank you for educating me.

[@gloomzoom546]

What can someone do. If they are a target of this exact issue? 🙏🏻

[@HandyMan657]

And how did the Saudis get the software, Kushner gave it to them.

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

Ashton Kutcher gave it to them

[@HandyMan657]

@@wrathofgrothendieck Is that what q told you? got it.

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

@@HandyMan657 what your mama told me

[@swayback7375]

@@HandyMan657 I think you went too far the other way dude. Is there like anti-Q out there pumping out weird conspiracies to counter the weird Q conspiracies? 10/10 comment, would definitely recommend friends for a laugh

[@HandyMan657]

@@wrathofgrothendieck Why would she talk to you? That makes no sence.

[@clintstinkeye5607]

Why does this surprise anyone? A few years ago my phone would flash, make the click sound and give a freeze frame image of whatever it was pointed at like it does when it takes pictures. No pictures ever showed up in my pictures gallery. I chalked it up to me going crazy, but always knew a competent troll could hack a phone.

[@lordtachanka80]

Jesus... 😶

[@andyk939]

No one is hacking your phone. You simply aren't important enough. You were experiencing a broken phone- nothing more. Occam's Razor.

[@lordtachanka80]

@@andyk939 yeah I mean unless you were a political figure or were Involved with some real shady business it is pretty unlikely, but them again what do I know..

[@jamiemarky4842]

@@andyk939 true

[@SNNetwork]

when i was a kid i would send trojans to people in aol chat rooms for fun once you knew how to use to software it was so easy and you could do anything you wanted to someones computer, keep in mind this was in the dial up era so it didnt have someones entires life like our phones do scary stuff

[@masonfrosty3046]

Here because of Joe Rogan, this is terrifying.

[@DKong1026]

NSO Group is truly shady and this software is shady af. Thank you for reporting on this, Vice!

[@ZhouMama69420]

Vice reporters who worked on this: Mr. Viewer I don't feel so good... _gets assassinated_

[@auspicioustoot]

This is posturing.

[@novaturbkkk]

Time to get all the Nokia 3210s out of the draws and start using a phone just for calls, texts and the game snake 😂😂

[@ianjacka469]

I'm on Nokia which han't even got snakes on it. Everyone laughed at me for not getting a smartphone and being paranoid........now who's laughing? lol.

[@sawsaga]

Still got phone tower records of your position, phone and texts records from your provider.

[@cakepudding3220]

Throwback childhood No DVD’s just VHS video tapes, cassette tapes (use pencil to rewind), Nokia 3410 phone and snake game, gameboy, tamagotchi, Barbie, Bratz Dolls, Paris and Nicole The Simple Life, Rugrats, Kenan & Kel, Fox Kids Goosebumps and Totally Spies, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake😂

[@Esparzamx]

Seems amazing how outrageous and enraging is to think that the state invades our privacy subrepticiously. And yet, unbeliavable how willing are we to deliberately enable corporations to have access to our privacy, we even bug ourselves by using devices that are always listening like voice assistants. What makes us think that a corporation, with no other incentive than to obtain a profit, will treat us better than the state, which is supposed to be an institution that safeguards the social contract.

[@gagef4101]

Well said.

[@artyaguilera8139]

This has been occurring for years now...

[@earthlingsixbillionandsome406]

This is the case for not using a smartphone among many other reasons. It makes me think I shouldn't repair mine.

[@akkamiau]

dont, im smartphoneless since this madness started, surviving with old school nokia all fine ;]

[@wolfferoni]

Repairing a smart phone is very different from not using one at all. The best way to protect yourself is to not use one. I'm not sure what exactly needs repairing but if you're still using it, updates are important because they include security patches to protect against exploits

[@aratirao9007]

🔺 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@braesidebikes4344]

try living without one. it's actually pretty awesome going phone-free. i use a landline and occasionally a computer.

[@CodyKendall1]

Use computer with Linux, its not perfect but I think its the best option. Also learning about internet habits, cyber security and disseminating information.

[@DeanOsre]

thank you Vice for this video and thanks to Eyal Weizman and Shourideh Molavi from Forensic Architecture for taking the time to not only explain this but for the work that they are doing

[@xshinsanity]

Love the cybersecurity content.

[@Jesus8998]

"vigorously vets their customers human rights records before allowing them to use its spy tools" "sells....in 40 unnamed countries" i seriously doubt that the list of countries with squeaky clean human rights records is any higher than 10. instantly sus.

[@quantumphantasm6354]

it's not even higher than 0.

[@hafiz8hafiz513]

There are more and more reasons that the future is going to be dystopia rather than utopia. People that still optimistic about the future is so naive.

[@moochabod]

Thanks for all the spooky music. I wasn't quite sure how to feel.

[@bradenholly5126]

For real. Haha

[@Soy_Bomb]

Im 80% sure I was on the wrong end of that spyware back in Summer 2019. I couldn't stop racking my brain , try to decide which sector I fell prey to. I have a good feeling it wasn't a rouge or a lone operator. The capabilities are terrifying. the creepiest thing was even the haptic feedback was mirrored. feels like a stranger touching your finger

[@tomw6947]

Only the CIA and other government agencies are using Pegasus, so you must be involved in some serious business for this to be used against you, your average hacker is not using Pegasus spyware.

[@anticom6099]

@@tomw6947 only the Israelis can provide access to Pegasus, by law. The US has their own version, Paragon Graphite.

[@HotBoxTrucking]

@@tomw6947 pegasus is just an old exploit of previous iOS versions, once known, very easy to duplicate lol and ppl rarely update their iOS when told so.... ya (talking from experience, promise)

[@errolvanzie4765]

The biggest perpetrators of human rights crime is vetting its customers human rights records before allowing them to use its spy tools. Let that sink in

[@felixcat9318]

Numerous instances of premeditated murder, kidnapping and torture have been linked to the use of this despicable system. For the manufacturer to repeatedly claim ignorance and to deny such atrocities have occurred does not alter the horrific truth!

[@aratirao9007]

🟪 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@Sujay95]

@@aratirao9007 stop spamming. nobody cares

[@arl3761]

Same

[@realShikha885]

Source: TrUsT mE bRo

[@Kerer]

The best spyware equipment on the market are the connected living devices. Your Echo Dot/Google Home/HomePod is always listening.

[@andyk939]

It's not sending it to my enemies though.

[@jaysinner313studios]

And your phone you made this comment with

[@codemonster8443]

@@andyk939 Worse, corpo overlords who will sell it to your enemies, your government, and individuals alike.

[@Bread-nx9fo]

@@codemonster8443 bro wtf are you even talking about

[@TsLeng]

@@andyk939 you think. Lmao

[@DozedMods]

Love you vice. Miss these types of videos!!

[@jl8754]

I always thought as a kid growing up that old ass black cable box was a spying device against the people!

[@guy_in_ashopping_cart-sfs967]

I always get those “no caller ID” calls but when I answer them nobody was on the other end I never knew why it kept happening, as I was watching this video and they mentioned that exact thing it hit me like a ton of bricks and I immediately became very nervous because absolutely everything is tied to my phone so everything would be compromised and well let’s just say i don’t have the most flattering opinion of my government in Australia

[@shubham_dalvi]

Any government less likely to use Pegasus for mass surveillance on common civilians. If I'm not wrong, Pegasus key is sold to government on the basis of number of devices they want to track, and the price is too expensive; kind like a subscription model of antivirus companies (1 User, 1 Device). It can't be used on mass scale.

[@guy_in_ashopping_cart-sfs967]

@@shubham_dalvi tell Saudi Arabia and china that, pegasus is definitely not the only spy software available to governments worldwide, we only know about pegasus because they are selling it

[@daemonace5910]

@@guy_in_ashopping_cart-sfs967 and they are selling it to justify the reason of even owning it

[@lanceroparaca1413]

China, US, UK, Russia are worse

[@aratirao9007]

🔸 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE VICE NEWS

[@thetruthonelove8884]

Thanks to this two hero's and their team for speaking up 💯

[@CoolGirl007]

A missed call is out of control

[@wrenlittle8826]

How do we fight this? The total addiction to cell phones has been their best strategy to control us.

[@soonmeekim930]

If anyone was tracking me, they would be very bored and confused. “Why is this lady going in circles?” “She really doesn’t have a life because she never leaves her house” “why is she googling about more snacks?”. On a less joking note, it breaks my heart people are in danger for doing something the government doesn’t like. I cannot word things the way I want too but my point is, is that this story is so sad.

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

LOL love you comment on the same page as you all they would see is a bunch of stupid searches

[@nmarrs8539]

How is this any different from what Snowden was talking about? Guess what? No one cares then I doubt they’ll really care that much at all now too.

[@ironmaiden12369]

Naah, this one might blow up coz it has a cool name and sick advertisement.

[@mnkpop5858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJewfICioJh7orc.

[@jellybr3ak]

Same category, different types. What Snowden revealed is like a big ass boxing gloves, this is a small poison needle. One causes large-scale bruising, the other kills with a prick. People do care, it's just that too much bruises makes it normal.

[@evhink]

I care.

[@austinpark2161]

Bro a whole movie was made around Edward Snowden, Wym no one cares? Hella people know about this event… well kinda idk

[@madpatriot4608]

Pegasus can make terrorists treats out of your phone and you are going to look guilty as hell

[@shahad-pj3ff]

In my country (india) this thing is widely uses by central government on supreme court judges and human Right activists such as stan swami who recently died in prison.

[@user-qw4lb3uu8s]

South Koreans are using pagasus on me too and asking for ransom

[@bloodline271]

Your level of influence is a dangerous to people in power. Its all about maintaining control, predicting Behavior.

[@MegaBladerunner007]

A company in a state that violates human rights vetting customer's human rights records? Right

[@danielg6981]

Why you lying

[@hydrolifetech7911]

@@JeTaimeIsrael lol. Go away troll

[@AEdy93]

100%%%%

[@hellothere1656]

@@JeTaimeIsrael 😂😂😂😂

[@sunnesonne]

@@JeTaimeIsrael as imaginary as Israel lol

[@primuscapere1722]

Just me, myself, and I. *Alexa & Siri snicker quietly in the background*

[@lewys9204]

A smart tv listens to everything your doing, even a fart from 10ft away is noticed 😂 after learning this I specially do one by the tv everyday 😂

[@blazeyfam]

It's just gone too far all these tools, plus the ones wikileaks leaked and Snowden. New age 1984.

[@kabiruzzaman5129]

Every country suffering... Threatened every activists and those speak truth..

[@rupak1231]

Here in India 🇮🇳 reportedly judge of top court, main opposition leaders, journalists were all in the list of pegasus. The top court is dragging on the case, no concrete calls for investigation ordered till now. There are political prisoners right now in jail, social media propaganda is spreading venom against the minority communities and the situation is not too dissimilar to the nazi Germany in early 1930s. Supporters of the govt are supporting this spying saying that it is all justified in the name of national security. It has been a slide down the road for the world's oldest democracy.

[@kingslayer6551]

@@rupak1231 😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭 cry more always play victim card .😀

[@rupak1231]

@@kingslayer6551 my privilege means that i am not affected by the misgovernance, petrol price hikes or peices of cooking oil don't affect me because of my socio economic privilege. That is not the case of most of my fellow countrymen, recently the world saw how a fanboy of the godi was killed by the police in a gorakpur hotel. Eventually they will come for everyone. Best of luck to you

[@kabiruzzaman5129]

@@rupak1231 every one going to be suffer... When they realised... It's too late...

[@kabiruzzaman5129]

@@kingslayer6551 that's not a blame Game... You are ignoring.. everything...

[@felixthecat4584]

Snowden told us this years ago. If there is a phone or computer in the room the CIA/NSA might as well be sitting next to you.

[@MrDual100]

We need to keep this technology out of the hands of criminal organizations. I am willing to pay taxes for that.

[@zinjanthropus322]

Update your sources, the Apple update was broken by a new version of Pegasus a couple of weeks ago.

[@djthamayor1597]

Not the rest of the world.

[@cakepudding3220]

What?

[@dr.cleetorres9397]

The solution is open source mobile OS. The main problem is that modern iOS and Android devices does not give you full control over your phone. You cant disable services you don't want running in the background, restrict internet access to certain processes etc... Same goes with PC. Windows and Mac OS does not give you full control over your hardware. But unlike mobile industry you still have an alternative, Linux.

[@unhingedninja8565]

Rooting does help a little but yeah nowhere as good

[@Str8stbowtie]

So terrorists, under the guise of fighting terrorism, are tracking terrorists to prevent terrorism while commiting terrorism. The amount of terror is actually terrifying. Especially when you consider how much terrorism is still being planned or actively happening.

[@quantumphantasm6354]

the most terrifying part is where terrorism is being called 'justice', and people believe it.

[@jessicaeve2169]

Anyone who has been around since the Patriot Act knew what the repercussions were. Here we are.

[@DesertVox]

Cover your camera lenses AT ALL TIMES, except when you're really using them. That's ONE way to curb their spying crimes.

[@andyk939]

No one cares about you and your phone. Unless you're a journalist or politician don't worry about it. No one cares.

[@DesertVox]

@@andyk939 Says the government-paid PR agent for mass-spying. They're scared ppl would start realizing that they can counter mass-spying.

[@braesidebikes4344]

@@andyk939 they care about amassing as much data from as many people as possible so they can learn to predict and manipulate human behaviour. every time you interact with your device, you are teaching them a little bit more. they are not targeting you as an individual, but you are still constantly feeding the keys to your own manipulation as part of the group.

[@user-kr2hw7zb6v]

LMAO have you all been asleep since Snowden talked like a decade ago? We've BEEN being spied on. NEW FLASH PEOPLE; you have a home security system, or an Alexa? Lol keep telling yourself it's all private ❤️

[@user-kr2hw7zb6v]

@Zach Arbogast rogue company employees are the least we have to worry about. Think broader.

[@Silvance5]

You seriously think the US government has enough people to spy on every person in the US while also spying on everyone they consider a threat outside of the US?

[@user-kr2hw7zb6v]

@@Silvance5 no I don't think that. They have complex monitoring systems and A.I. that is not accessible to the public at this time. There isn't a literal human sitting down at a computer spying on every single person's computer or phone, no. Best believe you can be tracked or accessed at any time, for any information though.

[@manishtaker8622]

@@Silvance5 thats why there are ais

[@KPG113]

@@Silvance5 Not "people". They have the *technology* for it tenfold.

[@CarbCountingTaty]

we needed to see this...getting off the grid nowadays means no smart TVs, smart cars, using the landline phones, playing cards or dominos at ta table instead of a smart device....take me back to the 90's right before the internet!!!!!

[@plo8monster113]

When the strategic edge was sought. Albert told us: "The problems of man can not be resolved at the same level of awareness from which they were created" He was in his coy way telling us to wise up. Of course, it is happening. Why wouldn't it?

[@platinumdiamond1445]

Sad how this will happen everywhere

[@newgoliard6059]

Might?

[@platinumdiamond1445]

@@newgoliard6059 Should've used "will" you already know that stuff like The Patriot Act and crap like that

[@y1.5]

Happened

[@Mark-zg4ky]

It will definitely get worse before it gets better. It’ll get better, though.

[@ghost711g2]

People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. -V

[@felixnelson1389]

Doubled V

[@wendychristiansen2897]

I think that’s why they have stuff like this, at least that’s what my husband said. So they can shut it down and prevent a revolution and turn off the internet with one push of a button. Then we are all screwed. No food, gas, money or anything. Pretty scary and sad. It goes against the constitution.

[@arjunraj246]

Thank you VICE. Top quality content and information as usual. Your service to humanity is immeasurable.