FIGHTING PRIVATE SECTOR OFFENSIVE ACTORS (PSOAs)

Spyware is designed to enable secret, unauthorized access to an electronic device without being detected. It can be used to seize control of a person’s phone or computer, potentially exposing where they are, the identity of their sources, their private communications, and more.

Some spyware tools infect a target’s phone via spoof messages that look legitimate and trick the recipient into clicking on a malicious link. Others can access a target’s device without their taking any action.