A SPYWARE THAT THREATEN

WORLD’S DEMOCRACY

PREPARED FOR
SIR. SANAULLAH KHAN

PREPARED BY
NABIL, FA20-BSE-009
8 OCT, 2021
A. Identify and mention the main problem that is discussed in this video.
The purpose of this research and video is to investigate an Israeli technology firm
called NSO Group which is primary known for its spyware technology called Pegasus
that is capable of remote surveillance of smartphones.

B. If (mentioned) which research method is applied to collect data by the

researchers?
A human right’s activist Mansoor received a link from an unknown source about
some evidence related to torture in the United Arab Emirates, Mansoor sent the link
to Citizen Lab, which discovered that if Mansoor had followed the link it would have
installed Pegasus in his phone. So the research method was a lab experiment
conducted by Citizen Lab.
C. What is the conclusion give at the end?
The spyware can be used for surveillance of anti-regime activists, journalists and
political leaders from rival nations with encouragement and mediation from the
Israeli government. Researchers at Canada Citizen Lab revealed that Bahrain used
the technology to hack activists and bloggers. Facebook filed a suit against the NSO
Group for intercepting the WhatsApp messages of activists and journalists in India.
D. Mention the link of the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7H9uo3j5FQ

E. Convert the content of that video into a written executive summary.

Purpose The purpose of this report is to investigate an Israeli technology firm
called NSO Group which is primary known for its spyware
technology called Pegasus that is capable of remote surveillance of
smartphones
Method Pegasus was discovered on August 2016 after a failed installation
attempt on the phone of an Arab human rights activist Ahmed
Mansoor which led to an investigation revealing details about
the spyware, its abilities and the security vulnerabilities
Result Pegasus is capable of reading messages, tracking calls, collecting
passwords and location tracking. According to an Israeli
newspaper Haretz, the NSO group sold the spyware for millions
of dollars to countries like United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, India,
Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Mexican Drug cartels and other Gulf
countries.
Conclusion The spyware can be used for surveillance of anti-regime
activists, journalists and political leaders from rival nations with
encouragement and mediation from the Israeli government.
Recommendations The security of smartphones using Android and IOS should be
tightened and resolved. The NSO firm should be held responsible
for breach of privacy