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Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware

PRX & Exile Content Studio

Espionage, Murder and Pegasus Spyware come to light in a special partnership between Exile Content Studios and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hosts Rose Reid and Nando Vila examine the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and his inner circle that had the world's most sophisticated military-grade spyware confirmed on their phones. It's called Pegasus. How did this spyware come to be, how does it work, and how vulnerable are you?

Every other week Shoot The Messenger investigates Pegasus, the Israeli technology company that makes it, the NSO Group, and the cyber war industry that is booming around it. You have heard the headlines — this is the deep dive.

2022

Espionage, Murder and Pegasus Spyware come to light in a special partnership between Exile Content Studios and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hosts Rose Reid and Nando Vila examine the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and his inner circle that had the world's most sophisticated military-grade spyware confirmed on their phones. It's called Pegasus. How did this spyware come to be, how does it work, and how vulnerable are you?

Every other week Shoot The Messenger investigates Pegasus, the Israeli technology company that makes it, the NSO Group, and the cyber war industry that is booming around it. You have heard the headlines — this is the deep dive.

2022
10hr 52min
Thumbnail for "Introducing Shoot The Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware".
How safe is your phone, and how safe are you?
January 13, 20233min 8sec
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Introducing "The Professor"".
This episode we’re sharing the first episode of a new series from our friends at Brazen and PRX called ‘The Professor.’ 
December 19, 202341min 40sec
Thumbnail for "Exiled Russian Journalist Hacked with Pegasus".
The phone of a prominent Russian journalist and critic of the Kremlin was infected with Pegasus spyware, Rose Reid interviews Galina Timchenko.
October 31, 202338min 10sec
Thumbnail for "BONUS: The Spy Inside Your Phone, a special collab with Reveal".
We partnered with our friends at Reveal for a special episode on Pegasus, “The Spy Inside Your Smartphone,” featuring a deeper dive in the hacking of the El Faro newsroom in El Salvador and an interview with co-host Rose Reid.
September 26, 202352min 51sec
Thumbnail for "Bonus: Recommending "Silenced: The Radio Murders"".
 A special episode from Kaleidescope: "Silenced: The Radio Murders". Find out what happens when a chilling wave of murders sweeps through Little Haiti, a Miami neighborhood that is home to many Haitian exiles.
August 15, 202336min 5sec
Thumbnail for "A Sneak Peak into Season 2 "Who Killed The Haitian President?"".
We're taking a brief hiatus, but here's a peak into what we're working on for Shoot The Messenger season 2!
July 11, 20233min 42sec
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Introducing Transportista".
Four months after helping kill drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, Captain Humberto Coral is dead, and his son, Beto Coral, finds himself questioning the results of the official investigation into his father’s death.
June 27, 202330min 2sec
Thumbnail for "Bonus: How a US Reporter was Imprisoned in Putin's Russia".
 A special episode from Brazen Presents: How did Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich end up wrongfully imprisoned in Russia, and what happens now?
June 13, 202326min 4sec
Thumbnail for "BONUS: Introducing Click Here".
A special bonus episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Click Here.
May 30, 202319min 48sec
Thumbnail for "1. What Happened to Jamal Khashoggi?".
Jamal Khashoggi’s life, assassination, and betrayal opened up a timeline for a new digital battle: cyber-surveillance weapons.
January 24, 202344min 11sec
Thumbnail for "2. Discovering Pegasus Spyware - The Magic Worm".
A deep dive into Khashoggi’s inner circle illustrates the power and reach of Pegasus’s web.
January 24, 202341min 40sec
Thumbnail for "3. Who is the NSO Group? ".
The origin story behind the company that makes the world’s most infamous spyware technology, Pegasus.
February 7, 202341min 2sec
Thumbnail for "4. The Day Pegasus Breached WhatsApp".
When Pegasus breached WhatsApp in 2019 — vulnerabilities, exploits, and 1400 targets were exposed.
February 21, 202338min 51sec
Thumbnail for "5. WhatsApp and Facebook Take the NSO Group to Court".
The outcome of this case could affect everyone with a smartphone - even you.
March 7, 202343min 21sec
Thumbnail for "6. How Are Ordinary Americans Supporting the Makers of Pegasus?".
An in-depth analysis of NSO's billion dollar industry, including how they funded their operations and where they are now.
March 21, 202336min 10sec
Thumbnail for "7. Pegasus, Netanyahu’s Foreign Bargaining Chip".
An investigation reveals a pattern of Pegasus being used as a bargaining chip for foreign relations for Israel.
April 4, 202334min 1sec
Thumbnail for "8. Living with Pegasus".
Pegasus was used to spy on journalist Carlos Dada for more than 100 days in a row
April 18, 202348min 15sec
Thumbnail for "9. 50,000 Phone Numbers".
The Pegasus Project identifies more than 50,000 potential spyware targets in about 50 countries. This episode features the journalists who discovered the link and spearheaded the global coalition of journalists.
May 2, 202337min 45sec
Thumbnail for "10. A Blacklist, an Executive Order, and Front Companies to Circumvent it All".
The US government created a front company to make a secret deal with the NSO Group.
May 16, 202335min 39sec