US Purchased Pegasus For Colombia In $11B Deal \ stacker news ~security

The software was used to spy on narcotics trafficking under US supervision Colombian Ambassador says, but the structuring of transactions raises suspicions on the program's legitimacy

The US provided $11B for the purchase of Pegasus Spyware for use in Colombia, Ambassador claims

The transaction was structured to avoid traceability, raising suspicions on the legitimacy of using the software to combat narcotics trafficking, Ambassador says

Colombia has been investigating the use of Pegasus by the prior administration

As previously reported by The Rage, Colombia is investigating its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for potential involvement in a major spyware scandal tied to Pegasus, a controversial surveillance software.

...read more at therage.co

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"The software was used to spy on narcotics trafficking under US supervision Colombian Ambassador says, but the structuring of transactions raises suspicions on the program's legitimacy"

This is very strange.

The war on drugs will never end as long as influential people such as businesspeople and politicians benefit from its commercialization. This spying software was used for other interests which I hope will come to light in the future.