Pegasus was discovered thanks to Ahmed Mansoor, a UAE human rights activist, who happened to be one of its targets. Let’s shed some light on Pegasus and explain why we use the word “ultimate” to describe it. The Android version is different in some ways from its iOS predecessor. That discovery made the whole cybersecurity world… uneasy.Īt our Security Analyst Summit, researchers from Lookout revealed that Pegasus exists not only for iOS, but for Android as well. There actually is malware in the wild that targets iOS users - it’s been proved a number of times, and in August 2016 researchers proved it again by revealing the existence of Pegasus, spyware capable of hacking any iPad or iPhone, harvesting data about the victim, and establishing surveillance on them. Apple does little to discourage the impression - the “fruit company” doesn’t even allow antivirus solutions in its App Store, because, you know, allegedly they’re not needed. Apple iPhone and iPad users usually believe they are safe.

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