importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-03T14:13:17+05:30

NSO Group's Pegasus Spyware Exploits iMessage Zero-Click Vulnerability to Target Serbian Student Activist

#spyware #zero-click #mobile-security #cyber-espionage #vulnerability

A Serbian student movement member's iPhone was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware via a zero-click iMessage exploit, with Apple having patched the vulnerability in iOS 18.4.1. The attack is part of broader surveillance targeting activists and opposition figures in Serbia ahead of local elections.

The iPhone belonging to a member of Serbia's student protest movement was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, according to new findings from the Citizen Lab in collaboration with the SHARE Foundation.

"Our analysis confirmed that an iMessage zero-click exploit was used to infect the device with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware," the Citizen Lab said. "We found high-confidence indicators of

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