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Pegasus

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61 articles accelerating

Pegasus has appeared in 61 articles since 2016-08. Coverage peaked in 2023Q2 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside NSO, Israeli, NSO Group, Apple.

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61
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
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Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
25
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-22
Politico 2 related

The UK's GCHQ believes ~100 countries have procured cyber intrusion software, such as Pegasus, suggesting the barrier to get access to the tech is dropping

GLASGOW — More than half of the world's nation states are believed to have purchased technology that could be capable of hacking …

2025-10-11
Wired 31 related

Apple announces a “major evolution” of the Apple Security Bounty program, doubling its top award to $2M for exploit chains that could be abused for spyware

$2M Top Payout Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Apple Doubles Security Bounty Rewards to $2 Million Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities Ti...

2025-02-21
Mobile EDR Security 2 related

iVerify's iOS app detected a Pegasus infection in 11 new cases in December 2024, and about half of them did not receive Threat Notifications from Apple

This number adds to seven other devices the company found infected with Pegasus throughout last year  —  iverify.io/blog/how-dem... @iverify : 🚨 Democratizing Threat Hunting is Changing Mobile Securit...

2025-02-01
The Guardian 26 related

WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon

What You Need To Know Türkiye Today : WhatsApp claims Israeli spyware targeted 90 journalists Business Today : WhatsApp exposes spyware targeting journalists, some users by Israeli firm Rimjhim Singh ...

2024-12-04
Wired 5 related

iVerify says its Mobile Threat Hunting tool, launched in May 2024, found seven Pegasus infections after scanning 2,500 devices, some owned by business leaders

The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone—and it's already turning up victims.

2023-09-13
Washington Post 3 related

Researchers: the iPhone of Meduza owner Galina Timchenko was infected with Pegasus in Germany, the first known case of the tool being used against a Russian

Unclear is who planted the spyware while the founder of the Meduza news outlet was in Germany  —  The iPhone of a prominent Russian …

2023-06-23
BleepingComputer 13 related

Apple patches three zero-days in macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS, exploited by the Triangulation iMessage spyware reported by Kaspersky earlier in June 2023

https://www.macrumors.com/... Twitter: Daniel Monastersky / @identidadrobada : Apple fixes software flaws behind hacks that Russia blamed on the United States - The Washington Post https://www.washing...

2023-05-22
New York Times

Sources and analysis: Alejandro Encinas, Mexico's undersecretary for human rights, was targeted with Pegasus while he investigated the country's military abuses

New York Times : Tweets: @arturoangel20 , @falko_ernst , @diazbriseno , @lkatzenberg , and @adam_wola Tweets: @arturoangel20 : He Was Investigating Mexico's Military. Then the Spying Began. https://w...

2023-04-19
Washington Post 10 related

Citizen Lab: in 2022, NSO Group deployed at least three new zero-click hacks against iPhones with iOS 15 and early versions of iOS 16; Apple fixed the flaws

This was an experiment by #apple around #iOS, without guarantees it would do anything.  —  But it did.  —  Concerned about security? … John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton@mastodon.social : 3/ Some details...

2023-04-18
New York Times

An investigation details how Mexico became Pegasus' first client, grew to be its most prolific user, and continues to use the spyware despite promising to stop

A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. Tweets: @el_reportero , @llchristyll , @lkatzenberg , @diazbriseno , @justinhendrix , and ...

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TEXXR tracks 64 Techmeme articles mentioning Pegasus, dating back to September 2016. The biggest stories include Amnesty International researchers published a toolkit to help anyone scan their iPhone... and Apple releases macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS updates to address two zero-day flaws that.... Frequently covered alongside NSO, NSO Group, Apple, Citizen Lab, and WhatsApp.

Key Moments

2024Q4enterprise +50pts; developer -33pts; consumer -17pts
2025Q1enterprise -50pts; consumer +50pts; competition -50pts
2025Q2enterprise +50pts

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