Pegasus Spyware
Pegasus is a highly sophisticated piece of spyware that is developed and operated by an Israel-based company called NSO Group. Pegasus has been used to target journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents, among others. It is capable of remotely accessing and extracting data from a target's phone, including text messages, emails, photos, and other sensitive information. Additionally, Pegasus can also turn on a phone's microphone and camera, effectively turning it into a surveillance device.
There have been reports of Pegasus being used to carry out human rights abuses in several countries. Its use has been criticized by privacy and human rights organizations, who argue that it undermines the privacy and security of individuals, and can be used to target and silence those who speak out against governments.
Mobile Verification Toolkit
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices.
It has been developed and released by the Amnesty International Security Lab in July 2021 in the context of the Pegasus project along with a technical forensic methodology and forensic evidence.
Warning: MVT is a forensic research tool intended for technologists and investigators. Using it requires understanding the basics of forensic analysis and using command-line tools. This is not intended for end-user self-assessment. If you are concerned with the security of your device please seek expert assistance.
How to detect Spyware Pegasus on Android and iOS
Amnesty International as developed Mobile Verification Toolkit, MVT in short. MVT can be install with python as you will see below. it will help you for both Android and iOS.
MVT will scan your iPhone or Android backup to find out if your phone is compromised.
Open the Terminal:
Enable developer mode
mvt is using ADB in order to read device information, and you will need to enable developer mode:
· go to Settings
· find About this phone
· local “Build number” and tap multiple times
Then head to Settings and locate Developer options
Scroll to USB debugging and enable it
Running the analysis
If you are and Android Developer, make sure Android Studio is closed.
Open the Terminal and run
Hopefully your device is clean, good luck!