Overview

• Varuzhan Geghamyan, an assistant professor at Yerevan State University, was targeted by Pegasus spyware.
• Azerbaijan may have used NSO Group spyware to target government workers, journalists, activists, and the human rights ombudsperson in Armenia during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
• Invasive spyware called Pegasus, made by Israeli company NSO, was found on the phones of at least 12 Armenian journalists, politicians, and civil society members.
• The report suggests that this is the first time the technology has been weaponized in an armed conflict between countries, with Armenia and Azerbaijan being the two countries involved.
• The report calls for an immediate moratorium on the sale and transfer of spyware technology and highlights the need for governments to understand the serious threat posed by spyware.