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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 5 MIN

What is the Pegasus Project?

from Do you really know? · host Bababam

What is the Pegasus Project? Thanks for asking! Ever since the Snowden case of 2013, the world has gotten used to the idea that states use surveillance to monitor people’s activity. All the same, the fallout from the Pegasus Project revelations of recent weeks has been huge, making it a highly significant cyber espionage scandal. The initiative was coordinated by French media nonprofit organization Forbidden Stories, who last year obtained access to a list of 50,000 phone numbers targeted by Pegasus spyware. Thanks to the work of a consortium of investigative journalists from all around the world, as well as the support of Amnesty International, the global scale of government surveillance has become apparent. Where does the name of the project come from? Who do the phone numbers belong to then? What have the repercussions been following the Pegasus Project revelations? ⁠In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!⁠ To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠What are sonic weapons?⁠ ⁠What is the I.O.C.?⁠ ⁠What is the global bike shortage?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 8/7/2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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