'A must-read' - New Scientist The gripping behind-the scenes story of one of the most
sophisticated surveillance weapons ever created - and an existential threat to democracy and
human rights. ' Absorbing . . . a celebration of journalism ' - The Guardian Pegasus is
widely regarded as the most powerful cyber-surveillance system on the market - available to any
government that can afford its multimillion-dollar price tag. The system's creator the NSO
group a private corporation headquartered in Israel boasts about its ability to thwart
terrorists and criminals. But the Pegasus system doesn't only catch terrorists and criminals.
Pegasus has been used by repressive regimes to spy on thousands of innocent people around the
world: heads of state diplomats human rights defenders lawyers political opponents and
journalists. Virtually undetectable the system can track a person's daily movement in real
time gain control of the device's microphones and cameras at will and capture all videos
photos emails texts and passwords - encrypted or not. Its full reach is not even known.
This is the gripping true story of how the Pegasus scandal was uncovered written by Laurent
Richard and Sandrine Rigaud the two intrepid reporters at the heart of the discovery. Working
in collaboration with an international consortium of journalists their findings shook the
world. Tense and compelling Pegasus reveals how thousands of lives have been turned upside
down by this unprecedented threat and exposes the chilling new ways governments and
corporations are laying waste to human rights - and silencing innocent citizens. 'Thrilling .
. . a timely reminder of investigative reporting's power' - New Statesman
