2024-09-12 03:37:38
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a preliminary investigation into the Police Intelligence Directorate for alleged irregularities in the acquisition and operation of the intelligence software “Pegasus”.
According to information published by the media, President Gustavo Petro denounced the purchase of this program by the Police Intelligence Directorate (Dipol), for USD 11 million.
The supervisory body requested from the Colombian Financial Analysis Unit UIAF the report delivered to the President of the Republic and which he read in his national address on September 5, 2024.
The Office of the Public Force’s Disciplinary Investigation Delegate will also collect evidence on the contracting process carried out by the Police Intelligence Directorate, the funds used for its acquisition and information on its operation.
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And according to Isabel I University, it is a sophisticated spy and surveillance software created by the private Israeli security company NSO Group. It is designed to spy, with the excuse of fighting terrorism and crime. It is a highly complex software, capable of remotely accessing the affected phones to steal private information. Usually, and in theory, only governments have access to it.
Pegasus is a spyware that, Once installed on the phone, it is able to activate the terminal’s microphone and camera from a remote control panelIn addition, it acts as a geolocator, allowing you to know exactly where the owner is.
One of the most common strategies from Pegasus to Access to a terminal is through Whatsapp callsThese are not recorded in the history and are deleted immediately.
Pegasus’ level of sophistication allows it to self-destruct if it has not achieved its objective within a certain time or if it has a feeling that it has been installed on the wrong device, thus preventing any trace of it from remaining.
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