But if you’re concerned, there’s a way to test whether your iPhone has
been targeted. It’s not an easy test, mind you, but if you’re using a Mac or Linux PC and have backed up your iPhone using it, Amnesty International’s the Mobile Verification Toolkit
will be able to detect whether your phone has the Pegasus spyware
installed on it. The tool, which TechCrunch tested, works using the
macOS Terminal app and searches your latest iPhone backup on your Mac,
“is not a refined and polished user experience and requires some basic
knowledge of how to navigate the terminal.” You’ll need to install
libusb as well as Python 3 using Homebrew. (You can learn more about the
installation here.) TechCrunch says the check only takes “about a minute or two to run” once it’s been set up. more
