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In Hungary and India, Spyware Revelations Show the Decline of Democracy

Pegasus is a new tool in the authoritarian playbook

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Luke Johnson
Jul 24, 2021
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On July 18, a consortium of international news organizations reported that military-grade spyware licensed by the Israeli firm NSO Group was used to hack 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, acti…

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