Telephone surveillance spyware Pegasus is a product of which country?

Israel

Greece

Australia

Norway

Answer: Israel

Pegasus is a spyware that is developed by the Tel Aviv, Israel-based cyber intelligence and security firm NSO Group. Believed to be in existence since 2016, the spyware is identified by many other names like Q Suite and Trident and considered one of the most powerful spyware to be around as it can infiltrate iOS, Apple’s mobile phone operating system, and Android devices.

The company creates the technology with an aim to help government agencies prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save thousands of lives around the world. 

NSO’s human rights policy includes “contractual obligations requiring NSO’s customers to limit the use of the company’s products to the prevention and investigation of serious crimes, including terrorism, and to ensure that the products will not be used to violate human rights”.