The mobile devices of Finnish diplomats were targeted using Pegasus software developed by Israeli spyware company NSO Group.
The mobile devices of Finnish diplomats were targeted using Pegasus software developed by Israeli spyware company NSO Group.
The Finnish Foreign Ministry stated that victims were targeted through Pegasus software developed by Israeli spyware company NSO Group.
The highly sophisticated malware has infected users’ Apple or Android telephones and allows its operators to gain access to the device’s location history and contents.
“Through the spyware, the perpetrators may have been able to harvest data from the device and exploit its features.” reads a statement published by the Ministry.
Threat actors have stolen from the infected devices belonging to employees working in Finnish missions abroad.
According to the government experts, the campaign is no longer active, and the attacks were spotted following an investigation that started in the autumn of 2021.
Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises that even if the data is not directly classified, the information itself and its source may be liable to diplomatic confidentiality.
“The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is continually monitoring events and activities in its operating environment and assessing related risks. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs monitors its services and strives to prevent harmful activities. The preparation of and decisions on foreign and security policy, in particular, are matters that attract much interest, which may also manifest itself as unlawful intelligence.” concludes the Ministry. “The Ministry responds to the risk by various means, but complete protection against unlawful intelligence is impossible.”
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