Ahmed Mansoor
ForensicAugust 2016 · UAE
- Vector
- One-click SMS links
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab + Lookout
- What remains disputed
- The case that put Pegasus in public view.
People on the record
Documented Cases
Last updated 8 October 2026
Cards for the publicly documented cases. Each lists who, when, the vector if known, who confirmed it, and what remains disputed. No private individuals beyond already-public cases.
Mexican journalists & lawyers
Forensic2011–2017 · Mexico
- Vector
- Not always specified
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab 'Reckless' series
- What remains disputed
- Journalist Cecilio Pineda selected weeks before his 2017 killing — selection is not proof the spyware caused the killing.
Omar Abdulaziz
Forensic2018 · Saudi Arabia / Canada
- Vector
- Pegasus
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab 'The Kingdom Came to Canada'
- What remains disputed
- NSO has denied specific allegations.
Khashoggi circle
Forensic2018 · Saudi Arabia
- Vector
- Pegasus (selection / infection)
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab; Pegasus Project
- What remains disputed
- Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, forensically infected days after his murder; wife Hanan Elatr and son Abdullah also selected or targeted.
WhatsApp 1,400
ForensicApril–May 2019 · Global
- Vector
- WhatsApp calling zero-click (CVE-2019-3568)
- Confirmed by
- WhatsApp / Meta; Citizen Lab
- What remains disputed
- Basis of WhatsApp v. NSO.
Indian journalists & activists
Forensic2019 & 2021 · India
- Vector
- WhatsApp notifications (2019); Pegasus Project selections (2021)
- Confirmed by
- WhatsApp (2019); Pegasus Project / forensic subset
- What remains disputed
- Supreme Court appointed a committee; the government did not confirm or deny purchase in open court in the terms activists sought.
Hungarian targets
Forensic2021 · Hungary
- Vector
- Pegasus Project forensic cases
- Confirmed by
- Direkt36 + Pegasus Project
- What remains disputed
- Government acknowledged use and said it was lawful.
CatalanGate
Forensic2022 · Spain / Catalonia
- Vector
- Pegasus and Candiru
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab, April 2022
- What remains disputed
- Spanish officials later acknowledged some targeting of Catalan figures was authorized; other cases disputed.
El Faro journalists
ForensicJune 2020–November 2021 · El Salvador
- Vector
- Pegasus
- Confirmed by
- Knight First Amendment Institute complaint (226+ infections)
- What remains disputed
- Dada v. NSO dismissed 30 September 2026 for lack of personal jurisdiction after a 2025 Ninth Circuit revival. Dismissal is procedural, not a finding that the infections did not happen.
Stelios Kouloglou
ForensicOct 2022 & Mar 2023 · Greece
- Vector
- PWNYOURHOME (assessed, 2022 event)
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab, 3 July 2026
- What remains disputed
- Infected while sitting on the European Parliament PEGA spyware committee. No government customer named in that report. Criminal complaint reported 28 September 2026.
Serbian student movement
ForensicDec 2025–Jan 2026 · Serbia
- Vector
- iMessage zero-click
- Confirmed by
- Citizen Lab + SHARE, 2 September 2026
- What remains disputed
- BIA dismissed the findings; President Vučić called them suspicions. Criminal complaint filed 6 October 2026 (Jelena Kontić, Balkan Insight).
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