Russia appears to be targeting journalists with spyware known as Pegasus. Pegasus is a "zero-click" software, hacking phones by sending texts that

  • Russia appears to be targeting journalists with spyware known as Pegasus.

  • Pegasus is a “zero-click” software, hacking phones by sending texts that don’t need to be opened.

  • The software has targeted dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians in recent years.

  • peopleproblems@lemmy.worldEnglish
    710·
    1 year ago

    As much as I want to believe this is effective, all it looks to do is turn your phone into… a phone.

    If they can get cell records, they can track you.

    SMS isn’t end-to-end encrypted, once it leaves your phone to the network it’s fair game. Given that Russia controls Russian Telecom, you can be fairly certain that a phone call and an SMS are monitored.

    At that point, you’re left with the old school one-time pad. And I can bet on Russia being Russia, so if they see a one-time pad in use, they’re just going to pick you up and beat you to death until you talk.

    • ysjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      Which is why these people don’t use sms or standard calling. They use something like Signal.

      • ours@lemmy.filmEnglish
        42·
        1 year ago

        Signal is great but if the phone itself is compromised it won’t help much.