This document is an appendix to the research report "Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group's Pegasus", published as part of the Pegasus Project. It contains forensic analysis conducted by Amnesty Tech's Security Lab of the mobile devices of individuals targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware who were identified after the launch of the Pegasus Project on 18 July 2021.

The analysis in this appendix has been published with the informed consent of the individuals whose phones were targeted.

Forensic traces

Forensic traces for HUJRN3 – Brigitta Csikász, Hungarian journalist

Date (UTC)

Event

2019-04-05 11:06:39

File Library/Preferences/com.apple.CrashReporter.plist created in RootDomain

2019-04-05 11:06:41

File Library/Preferences/com.apple.CrashReporter.plist modified in RootDomain

2019-04-05 11:06:57

File Library/Preferences/roleaccountd.plist created in RootDomain

2019-04-05 11:07:01

File Library/Preferences/roleaccountd.plist modified in RootDomain

2019-04-05 17:57:29

Process: logseld

2019-04-07 06:32:00

Process: logseld (IN: 0.71 MB, OUT: 0.40 MB)

2019-04-07 14:31:02

Process: logseld

2019-06-18 14:04:18

Process: roleaccountd (IN: 0.03 MB, OUT: 0.01 MB)

2019-06-18 14:04:22

Process: stagingd (IN: 8.55 MB, OUT: 0.41 MB)

2019-06-18 14:04:46

Process: bundpwrd

2019-06-21 05:14:41

Process: bundpwrd (IN: 4.37 MB, OUT: 2.24 MB)

2019-06-21 14:21:19

Process: bundpwrd

2019-07-12 14:10:39

iMessage lookup for account ex00x00adavies8266[@]gmail.com  (emmadavies8266[@]gmail.com)

2019-07-12 14:13:11

Process: roleaccountd

2019-07-12 14:13:39

Process: boardframed

2019-07-12 14:14:25

Process: stagingd

2019-07-13 10:09:47

iMessage lookup for account emmadavies8266[@]gmail.com

2019-07-31 13:33:30

Process: boardframed (IN: 21.00 MB, OUT: 13.58 MB)

2019-08-04 07:01:15

Process: boardframed

2019-11-18 08:16:31

Photostream lookup for account ameliehaggart[@]gmail.com

2019-11-18 08:18:50

Process: bh (IN: 4.43 MB, OUT: 0.16 MB)

2019-11-18 08:19:01

Process: bh

2019-11-18 08:20:44

Process: rolexd (IN: 8.96 MB, OUT: 23.01 MB)

2019-11-19 15:24:55

Process: rolexd

Forensic traces for TRJRN1 - Ragip Soylu, Turkey Bureau Chief for Middle East Eye

Date (UTC)

Event

2021-02-09 07:26:27

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-02-10 12:15:38

Process: tisppd

2021-02-12 07:25:17

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-02-12 07:30:51

Process: CommsCenterRootHelper (IN: 1.74 MB, OUT: 0.23 MB)

2021-02-12 07:31:12

Process: CommsCenterRootHelper

2021-02-12 10:30:52

Process: launchrexd

2021-02-12 10:30:52

Process: boardframed

2021-02-19 05:26:06

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-02-21 07:58:44

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-03-22 05:39:06

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-04-10 08:09:32

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-04-13 20:39:16

Process: accountpfd

2021-04-14 04:41:05

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-04-15 16:59:11

Process: xpccfd

2021-04-25 04:59:32

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-04-26 23:52:27

Process: xpccfd

2021-05-02 07:12:23

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-05-02 20:22:15

Process: faskeepd

2021-05-08 20:28:06

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-05-09 12:51:05

Process: corecomnetd

2021-05-16 04:27:48

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-05-19 11:04:07

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-05-23 00:00:13

Process: roleaboutd

2021-07-05 12:41:48

Traces related to iMessage exploitation

2021-07-05 12:56:59

Process: ReminderIntentsUIExtension (IN: 1.89 MB, OUT: 0.22 MB)

2021-07-05 12:57:11

Process: ReminderIntentsUIExtension

2021-07-05 15:11:44

Process: neagentd

2021-07-05 15:11:44

Process: smmsgingd

Forensic traces for UKHRL1 – David Haigh, human rights lawyer

Date (UTC)

Event

2020-08-03 04:01:01

iMessage lookup for account arvidamelia1[@]gmail.com

2020-08-03 07:37:49

Process: netservcomd (IN: 5.27 MB, OUT: 79.44 MB)

2020-08-04 15:27:47

Process: netservcomd

Forensic traces for UKPOI1 - Anas Altikriti, CEO and Founder of The Cordoba Foundation

Date (UTC)

Event

2020-07-24 11:45:09

Process: otpgrefd (IN: 1.15 MB, OUT: 3.96 MB)

2020-07-24 18:45:05

Process: otpgrefd

2021-02-10 12:15:38

Process: tisppd

2021-02-12 10:30:5

Process: launchrexd

2021-02-12 10:30:52

Process: boardframed

2021-04-13 20:39:16

Process: accountpfd

2021-04-15 16:59:11

Process: xpccfd

2021-04-26 23:52:27

Process: xpccfd

2021-05-02 20:22:15

Process: faskeepd

2021-05-09 12:51:05

Process: corecomnetd

2021-05-23 00:00:13

Process: roleaboutd

2021-07-05 15:11:44

Process: neagentd

2021-07-05 15:11:44

Process: smmsgingd

 Updates of the document

6 August 2021: first version of this appendix published (HUJRN3, TRJRN1, UKHRL1 and UKPOI1)

Source / Read More: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/08/appendix-e-pegasus-forensic-traces-per-target-identified-in-the-aftermath-of-the-revelations-of-pegasus-project/