iOS Pegasus spyware used as an extortion scam
1 August 2021
Hackers are sending emails to iPhone users stating that their iPhone was hacked. By using a zero-click vulnerability, they install the Pegasus spyware. Through email, they demand a payment of $1600. If not paid, the hackers would release videos of the user’s most private moments to their family, friends, and business associates
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