Pegasus Exposes Gaps In Apple Security, Hits Share Prices

In the wake of the revelations, Apple share prices dropped by 2.3 per cent yesterday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and poll strategist Prashant Kishor are among the prominent figures identified as potential targets of the Pegasus spyware attack in the latest expose by Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories. But the revelations have also brought under the spotlight Apple and the apparent chink in the security on its devices. The Pegasus spyware makes use of a zero-click exploit in Apple's iMessage messaging service to take control of a user's phone. Using a malicious link, the spyware can gain full access to files, calls, contacts, messages and even the ability to control the camera and microphone. Commenting on the spyware discovery, Apple issued a statement, saying that attacks like Pegasus are highly sophisticated, cost millions of dollars to develop, have a short shelf life, and are used to target specific individuals.