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Pegasus Project

www.occrp.org • October 1, 2026

An international investigation found dozens of journalists and activists whose phones were infected with the spyware, which...

What does the data reveal surveillance? Who was targeted? Were all these people really hacked?

How Does Pegasus Work?

Traces of NSO Group’s Pegasus software have been found on the mobile phones of journalists and human rights activists around...

Where NSO Group Came From — And Why It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

NSO Group’s Pegasus software is infamous for the long list of targets — but it’s just one actor in a secretive ecosystem of...

Life in Azerbaijan’s Digital Autocracy: ‘They Want to be in Control of Everything’

For the first time, forensic evidence shows that powerful Israeli spyware from notorious cyber-surveillance company NSO...

Israeli Spy Tech Used Against Daughter of Man Who Inspired “Hotel Rwanda”

Pegasus software made by Israeli firm NSO Group was used to spy on the daughter of imprisoned dissident Paul Rusesabagina,...

World Leaders on Pegasus List Include France’s President Macron, Morocco’s King Mohammed, Kazakhstan’s President

While they were in office, 14 world leaders from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East appear to have been selected for...

Grieving Parents of Murdered Mexican Students on List of Suspected Targets of Military-Grade Israeli Spyware

When their children were killed or abducted, the parents of Ayotzinapa relentlessly petitioned their government for truth...

Trust No One: Top Kazakh Oligarchs And Dozens of Government Officials May Have Been Spied On With Pegasus

Among the apparent targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was the biggest nemesis of “Leader of the Nation” Nursultan...

Szabolcs Panyi, Hungarian Journalist

“It would be way more hurtful to me than my surveillance if I had missed out on reporting on such an important story:...

Fatima Movlamli, Azerbaijani Activist

“My dream was to be on a stage in front of everyone. Now that dream has come true — I’m on stage. But not in the way I had...

Sevinj Vaqifqizi, Azerbaijani Reporter

“They might intrude on your privacy, publicize your private life, threaten you or your relatives. It might be an arrest or...

András Szabó, Hungarian Journalist

“I started thinking what these hackers were able to find out me through my phone’s data. Were they searching for...

The Pegasus Project is a collaborative investigation into NSO Group, an Israeli “cyber intelligence” company that sells sophisticated spyware to governments around the world. It was coordinated by Forbidden Stories , a French nonprofit that focuses on telling the stories of journalists under threat. Amnesty International’s Security Lab provided technical support.

Contributors from OCCRP

Reporting and editing: Aubrey Belford, Kelly Bloss, Pavla Holcova, Nigar Isgandar, Khadija Ismayilova, Pete Jones, Olena LaFoy, Ilya Lozovsky, Miranda Patrucic, Paul Radu, Lilia Saul, Drew Sullivan, Julia Wallace, Jonny Wrate

Fact-Checking: Olena LaFoy

Illustration: Svetlana Tiourina

Promotion: Charles Turner, Ilia Donskikh

Web and Interactive: Kirk Jackson, Mark Nightingale, Aurélien Sesmat

Translation: Ilia Donskikh

Partner Organizations

Aristegui Noticias (Mexico) Daraj (Lebanon) Die Zeit (Germany) Direkt36 (Hungary) The Guardian (U.K.) Haaretz (Israel) Knack (Belgium) Le Monde (France) Le Soir (France) PBS Frontline (U.S.) Proceso (Mexico) Radio France (France) Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) The Washington Post (U.S.) The Wire (India)

The full story

This article is one source in a clustered incident — the cluster page carries the summary, timeline and every other outlet covering it.

Morocco's Surveillance Network Targets Journalists and Activists with Pegasus Spyware Amnesty International's new report reveals that Morocco's Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST) has employed extensive surveillance tactics, including the use of Pegasus spyware, to monitor and silence journalists and human rights defenders. The report identifies 103 phone numbers linked to potential Pegasus targets, with 65 being civil society members, including 22 journalists. Surveillance methods included spyware-infected phones sold in shops, hidden microphones, and physical monitoring in private spaces. The report attributes attacks against Spanish ministers to the same surveillance infrastructure used against Moroccan activists. Despite Morocco's denials, evidence from whistleblowers and leaked documents confirms the use of these invasive tactics. Amnesty calls for an end to these unlawful practices and an independent investigation into the abuses. 30 sources 77

Pegasus Project

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