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Exploit archaeology: a forensic history of in-the-wild NSO Group exploits

ID: 5fd69014-2ed0-401a-909b-76bd16b702ed

STIX ID: report--5fd69014-2ed0-401a-909b-76bd16b702ed

Threat Score

92/100

Uploaded: 2026-08-11

Published Date: 2022-09-19

Last Modified Date: 2022-09-19

Created by: dogesec

TLP:CLEAR
ADMIRALTY:B2
PAP:CLEAR
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This forensic report documents NSO Group's long-running use of zero-click and one-click exploits to deploy Pegasus spyware against civil-society targets from 2017–2021, identifying six distinct iOS zero-click chains (including ForcedEntry/Megalodon) and an Android WhatsApp exploit, providing technical artifacts, timelines, and indicators useful for detection and attribution.