The NER elite is so afraid of Pegasus that they have started requesting American phone numbers for themselves.

A trend is emerging among the NER elite to switch to US phone numbers due to fears surrounding the Pegasus surveillance software. This shift follows the political change in Hungary, as the NSO Group, which developed Pegasus, has prohibited its clients from using the software on devices with +1 country codes. The Pegasus scandal, which surfaced in 2021, revealed that Hungarian journalists, lawyers, and businesspeople were monitored, including those considered allies of the Orbán regime. Currently, the Hungarian government does not have a contract with NSO Group, but concerns about international scrutiny may be influencing this trend.