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Internal Papers Show How Close F.B.I. Came to Using Spyware.

Authors :
MAZZETTI, MARK
BERGMAN, RONEN
Source :
New York Times. 11/13/2022, Vol. 172 Issue 59606, p1-19. 2p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article reveals how close the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) came to deploying hacking tools such as the spyware Pegasus in its criminal investigations, according to internal FBI documents and court records. It reports the continued interest of the FBI in potentially using spyware in future investigations and its goal to test and evaluate Pegasus to assess how adversaries might use it. An overview of the test of Pegasus conducted by the FBI from 2020 to 2021 is provided.

Subjects

Subjects :
*SPYWARE (Computer software)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
172
Issue :
59606
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
160190531