Emergency update for all Apple users: Everything you need to know about Pegasus Spyware

Updating your phone’s software can sometimes be the last thing on your mind, particularly right now, when updating means losing access to our phone, something no one wants during a lockdown.

However, this recent update is an important security update to ensure your phone isn’t at risk of being exploited by spyware. While it may seem like international spyware is not something you will ever need to worry about, it’s important to know what you can about how surveillance systems can impact you, and why they’re central to human rights.

Pegasus Project: Macron among world leaders selected as potential targets of NSO spyware

New evidence uncovered by the Pegasus Project has revealed that the phone numbers for 14 heads of state, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistan’s Imran Khan and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as hundreds of government officials, were selected as people of interest by clients of spyware company NSO Group.   Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard said:  “The unprecedented revelation that the phones of at least fourteen heads of state may …