Malware

Pegasus for iOS

Pegasus for iOS is an iPhone-targeting spyware implant associated with the Pegasus surveillance platform. It is designed for covert collection from compromised iOS devices and supports surveillance-oriented data theft including capture of SMS messages, collection of call logs, harvesting of contacts from the victim’s address book, and audio recording. The malware also performs device monitoring and includes behavior intended to disable competing jailbreak-related access on the phone, indicating post-compromise control and defense-evasion functionality. Access to some protected iOS data sources, such as call logs, implies elevated privileges beyond normal application access. Pegasus is widely associated with high-end targeted surveillance and espionage operations against mobile devices rather than commodity cybercrime.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

1 distinct technique documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Impact

1 technique

T1486Data Encrypted for ImpactEvidence1

Pegasus for iOS monitors the victim for status and disables other access to the phone by other jailbreaking software.

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Recent activity

11 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Oct 21, 2021

Capture SMS Messages, Technique T1412 - Mobile | MITRE ATT&CK®

iOS spyware that captures sent and received SMS messages.

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Jul 8, 2020

Access Call Log, Technique T1433 - Mobile | MITRE ATT&CK®

iOS variant of Pegasus spyware that captures call log data.

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Jul 8, 2020

Capture Audio, Technique T1429 - Mobile | MITRE ATT&CK®

iOS variant of Pegasus spyware with audio recording capability.

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Jan 18, 2018

System Information Discovery, Technique T1426 - Mobile | MITRE ATT&CK®

iOS spyware that monitors victim status and interferes with other jailbreaking software access.

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Exploited vulnerabilities

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping1

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Researcher chatter

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Pegasus for iOS