"Once a phone is infected [with Pegasus spyware], the customer has full access to a victim's personal files, such as chats, emails, and photos. They can even surreptitiously use the phone's microphones and cameras to view and eavesdrop on their targets," according to Citizen Lab.JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
Human rights activist Yahya Assiri and comedian Ghanim al-Masarir are among those targeted in recent years, according to Human Rights Watch. Saudi officials also reportedly used their public Twitter accounts to harass dissidents using the hashtag "#The_Black_List."The hashtag was started by Saud al-Qahtani, the Saudi government's former director of cybersecurity, using his official Twitter account.Dissidents have previously speculated that the Saudi government is able to unmask anonymous accounts — a theory that's become more credible with the spying charges involving two former Twitter employees.
That’s lame. The users might be lieing. He would have got his money worth if instead of hiding, he just paid the source! 🤧
Pernicious Deplorable insidious. ABOMINABLE
techinsider Not surprised at all