Berichten zufolge nutzte die CIA die Pegasus-Software zur Täuschung bei der Rettung eines Fliegers im Iran

The CIA used Israeli-made Pegasus software to carry out a deception campaign in Iran amid the effort to retrieve the second of two downed US airmen last weekend, the Times of London reported.

The spyware, widely used by the CIA, is mostly known as a means of hacking into devices in order to eavesdrop on communications and discreetly harvest data.

But it also allows operators to send fake WhatsApp or Signal messages that appear to come from the user of the phone that was hacked.

According to the Times report on Friday, the American spy agency used Pegasus to send messages to the Iranian leadership and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operatives saying that the downed US airman had already been found.

US officials have publicly spoken about the subterfuge efforts, but none has made explicit reference to the Pegasus software thus far.

This reads like an ad for NSO Group; which makes sense given their connections in the Israeli establishment.

I dont condone the use of this kind of tool against private citizens but you cant help but be impressed by their technical sophistication.

Mexico became a large use of Pegasus. Now the cartels use it too, neato.

I remember speaking to someone who was former military and working in defense contracting at the time. They said that the US always requests the „measure and the countermeasure“. Because whatever the measure is, the enemy will also have it pretty soon.

Hopefully more details of this op will be leaked, cause the official narrative does not add up, it being a failed op trying to snatch/grab the uranium is way more plausible with that many c-130s and that far inland compared to where the guy crashed…

The CIA used to produce much more sophisticated propaganda