Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware
9 months, 1 week ago

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The chairman of Poland’s main populist party Jaroslaw Kaczynski appeared before a parliamentary commission on Friday over the alleged use of the Israeli spyware Pegasus while it led the country’s previous government. Mr. Kaczynski, who also served as Poland’s Prime Minister, acknowledged in 2022 that his country had bought the spyware but denied that it had been used against critics. Ahead of Friday’s inquiry, the head of the commission, Magdalena Sroka, said Mr. Kaczynski was picked first to testify because of his “responsibility for the actions of the Law and Justice Party, which was in power until 2023”. ‘Long list’ According to several sources within the new governing coalition, led by pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the undisclosed list of individuals to be questioned could be “very long” and “shocking”.

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Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?
4 days, 17 hours ago

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

Poland’s prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland’s prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s prosecutor general told the parliament on Wednesday that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people during the former government in Poland, among them elected officials. He said ”the use of this type of method must raise serious doubts from the point of view of the protection of constitutional rights.” Pegasus, produced by Israel’s the …

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details
9 months, 1 week ago

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński told a parliamentary committee Friday he believes Poland needed advanced spyware but that, despite his leadership position, he wasn’t interested in how or against whom it was used. But he stressed that he was “not directly interested in the operational activity of the services.” However, he later said the “use of …

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 1 week ago

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Hindustan Times  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel's NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
10 months, 1 week ago

Poland’s PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s new prime minister said Tuesday he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims. Several Polish opponents of the previous government were targeted with Pegasus, a spyware program made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to findings by the University …

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland
2 years, 3 months ago

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday for a lack of transparency in allowing the sale of powerful Israeli spyware to European governments that have used it against critics. “We think it also is a telling sign of the complete lack of importance this government attaches …

2021 Pegasus attack targeted Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s phone
2 years, 7 months ago

2021 Pegasus attack targeted Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s phone

The Hindu  

Spanish officials said on Monday that the cellphones of the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister were infected last year with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies in an unauthorised operation. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s mobile phone was breached twice in May 2021, and Defence Minister Margarita Robles’ device was targeted once the following month, Presidency Minister …

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones
2 years, 7 months ago

Spain detects Pegasus spyware on PM, defence minister’s phones

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the phones of the two top officials were tapped in an ‘illicit and external intervention’ last year. Spanish authorities have said that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Minister of Defence Margarita Robles were tapped using Pegasus spyware in an “illicit and external” intervention. “There is no evidence that there was other tapping after those …

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens

Al Jazeera  

Targets include ex-PM Netanyahu’s son, two aides and two former officials suspected of leaking information to media. Israeli police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis – including Netanyahu’s son, activists and senior government officials, the news report said. Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said “following the recent publications” he had asked Public Security Minister Omer Barlev …

Israel to probe alleged use of Pegasus to spy on its citizens
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel to probe alleged use of Pegasus to spy on its citizens

Al Jazeera  

A newspaper report alleged the software was used on citizens at the forefront of protests against Netanyahu last year. Israel’s justice ministry has pledged a full investigation into allegations that the controversial Pegasus spyware was used on Israeli citizens, including people who led protests against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli police firmly denied a report by the business daily …

Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday called …

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli police under fire for alleged use of Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmaker says she will question the police about their reported use of the NSO Group hacking tool on Israeli citizens. Without citing sources, the Calcalist financial daily said on Tuesday police have possessed the Pegasus spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group – which is now on a US government blacklist – since 2013. On Israel’s Channel 12 TV news, …

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus used to target El Salvador activists, journalists: Report

Al Jazeera  

Citizen Lab watchdog says Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used by operator working in country since early 2020. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said on Wednesday it had identified an operator of the spyware working exclusively in El Salvador and targeting journalists and activists, many of whom were investigating alleged state corruption. While the researchers could not conclusively determine the …

Polish senator sues party leader over surveillance remarks
2 years, 11 months ago

Polish senator sues party leader over surveillance remarks

The Independent  

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Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party, Law and Justice, said in an interview that the secret services in many countries are using …

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the country’s ruling conservative …

Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Amnesty International said Thursday it has independently confirmed that powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group was used to hack a Polish senator multiple times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s parliamentary election campaign. The Associated Press reported last month that Citizen Lab, an internet watchdog group at the University of Toronto, …

Pegasus Snooping : SC-Appointed Technical Committee Seeks Details From Persons Suspecting Hacking Of Their Devices
2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus Snooping : SC-Appointed Technical Committee Seeks Details From Persons Suspecting Hacking Of Their Devices

Live Law  

Persons who suspect that their devices have been targeted by the Pegasus spyware can write to the Technical Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate the allegations of snooping using the Pegasus spyware by the noon of January 7, 2022.The Committee issued a public notice in this regard today asking such persons, who feel that they are targets of …

AP Exclusive: Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware
2 years, 11 months ago

AP Exclusive: Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish Sen. Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s campaign against the right-wing populist government in parliamentary elections, an internet watchdog found. It’s the third finding by the University of Toronto’s nonprofit Citizen Lab that a Polish opposition figure was hacked with Pegasus …

SC says indiscriminate spying on people can't be allowed, forms expert committee to probe Pegasus case
3 years, 1 month ago

SC says indiscriminate spying on people can't be allowed, forms expert committee to probe Pegasus case

India Today  

The Supreme Court has formed an expert panel to probe into the Pegasus snoopgate. The expert committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice RV Raveendran. The court added that information gathered by agencies is vital to the fight against terrorism and it can interfere in right to privacy only when absolutely necessary for the protection of national …

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probe

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha member John Brittas has moved the Supreme Court for a court-monitored investigation into allegations of snooping on activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using the Israeli spyware, Pegasus. “Hence, the government needs to appraise the reasons for the interceptions made to the gadgets of its own Ministers, staff, constitutional authorities, including Election Commissioners and judges, CBI officers, a …

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas moves Supreme Court seeking SIT probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas moves Supreme Court seeking SIT probe

India Today  

Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team into the reports of surveillance of activists, journalists and politicians using the Pegasus spyware. In his writ petition filed before the apex court, CPI leader John Brittas claimed the government has been evasive on the Pegasus issue and has not …

Pegasus spyware: Khattar questions Amnesty International’s credibility
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware: Khattar questions Amnesty International’s credibility

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday raised questions about the credibility of Amnesty International, an international human rights organisation, that conducted forensic examination of mobile devices to detect Pegasus spyware. “Many allies of the Congress including Sitaram Yechury, Jayalalitha, Chandrababu Naidu, and Mamata Banerjee have complained that their phones were tapped during the UPA rule,” Khattar added. The …

Pegasus: France opens spyware probe with Macron identified as target
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus: France opens spyware probe with Macron identified as target

The Hindu  

The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation on July 20 into the suspected widespread use of spyware, known as Pegasus. French newspaper Le Monde also reported on July 20 that the cellphones of Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets of surveillance by the Pegasus software in 2019. An investigation published on July …

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists
3 years, 5 months ago

Over The Top Allegations To Malign Indian Democracy: Centre On Reports About Using Pegasus Spyware For Snooping Journalists

Live Law  

The Central Government on Monday denied all 'over the top allegations' of using Pegasus Spyware to snoop on opposition leaders, journalists, etc.The newly appointed IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while making a statement in this regard in Lok Sabha today, said,"The basis of this report is that there is consortium which has got access to leaked database of 50,000 phone numbers. …

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware row: Opposition corners govt on Day 1 of Monsoon Session, seeks probe

India Today  

The Pegasus report kicked up a storm on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament as several Opposition leaders cornered the government over it. Opposition leaders targeted the Central government over the alleged illegal use of the spyware and demanded an investigation into the role of the prime minister, the home minister, and top officials. The Opposition leaders …

Pegasus: Attempt to malign Indian democracy, says IT minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus: Attempt to malign Indian democracy, says IT minister

India Today  

The government has dismissed the allegation that Opposition leaders, journalists and activists were targeted using Pegasus spyware in a snooping attempt. Ashwini Vaishnaw referred to reports published on a news portal on Sunday saying, “It can't be a mere coincidence that all this report leaked by a portal on the eve of the Monsoon Session.” He said the data shared …

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre

India Today  

The Monsoon Session of Parliament kicked off on Monday amid a storm over the Pegasus spyware issue as several Opposition leaders targeted the Centre over the reports that the spyware was used to hack the phones of several prominent journalists and politicians in India. CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam had given a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 …

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