At least one compromised Iranian device
April 13, 2026
•[ spyware, cyber espionage, pegasus ]
The article reports that the US Central Intelligence Agency used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware as part of a deception campaign inside Iran during an operation to rescue a downed American airman. According to the report, Pegasus was used to send fake messages to Iranian leadership and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives, making it appear the missing airman had already been located. The piece says Pegasus enabled messages to be sent through apps like WhatsApp and Signal that looked like they came from compromised devices, helping mislead Iranian forces during the rescue effort. The report also says the CIA used a separate classified system called Ghost Murmur to locate the airman by detecting a heartbeat from a distance, though experts cited in the article expressed skepticism about that capability.
Colombian Justice Minister Andres Idarraga
August 1, 2025
•[ spyware, Pegasus, surveillance ]
Colombias justice minister stated that forensic evidence indicates his phone was hacked using Israeli Pegasus spyware during the second half of 2025 while he was investigating alleged corruption in the military. He alleged the operation was ordered through the Defense Ministry using state counterintelligence structures and confidential funds. According to his statement, investigators found his phone was taken over more than 8,700 times and that 2.3 GB of data were downloaded, including sensitive corruption complaints, and that the camera/microphone were illicitly activated on numerous occasions. The incident is characterized as a targeted spyware intrusion against a senior government official with alleged state involvement.
Loïc Lawson and Anani Sossou
January 16, 2024
•[ spyware, surveillance, Pegasus ]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announces to have found traces of spyware resembling NSO groups Pegasus surveillance tool on the phones of two journalists in Togo (Loc Lawson and Anani Sossou).
