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Episode 100 dives deep into NSO Group and its Pegasus spyware — the most sophisticated surveillance tool ever created. Rhysider traces how a small Israeli company built software capable of remotely accessing any iPhone or Android device, and how governments weaponized it against journalists, activists, and political opponents.
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Rhysider notes that Pegasus was a zero-click exploit — targets couldn't protect themselves because no user action was required for infection. The dichotomy of control collapses when the attacker operates at a level beyond the defender's capacity.
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The power to surveil anyone creates irresistible temptation — every government that bought Pegasus abused it
Rhysider documents how every government that purchased Pegasus spyware — including democracies — used it against journalists, dissidents, and political opponents, not just terrorists.