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"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus

A recent U.S. court ruling holding Israel's NSO Group accountable for its spyware, Pegasus, has sparked sharp criticism from Congress leader Randeep Surjewala who highlighted that the court's verdict reinforces allegations that 300 WhatsApp numbers in India were targeted. A U.S. judge ruled in favour of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a vulnerability …

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US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

Deccan Chronicle

A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software for unauthorized surveillance. “We spent five years presenting our case because we firmly believe that spyware companies cannot hide behind immunity or avoid accountability for their unlawful actions,” he …

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The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2024

The Hindu

Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra. Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

Court Committee Target Users Whatsapp Terms Defendants

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US Court ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India

New Indian Express

The US court's decision on Friday in favor of WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta, which holds Israeli spyware maker NSO Group directly liable for targeting around 1,400 users with its spyware, Pegasus, is expected to have ripple effects in India. In 2021, many reports in the media revealed that Pegasus spyware was used to target over 300 Indian …

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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 …

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NSO Launches Regional Training Camp for NSS 90th Round Survey

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The National Statistical Office, Hyderabad, has launched a four-day regional training camp under the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation, at the CR Rao Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Gachibowli. In his address, Dr Yugandhar said that the statistics play an important role in shaping policy frameworks, and training initiatives like these equip officers with the necessary skills …

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Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons

India TV News

India's retail inflation has declined to 5.48 per cent in November compared to 6.21 pewr cent in October, mainly due to easing food prices, especially vegetables, according to government data released on Thursday. According to Consumer Price Index data released by the National Statistics Office, the inflation in the food basked reduced to 9.04 per cent in November. The CPI-based …

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A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Wired

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks against an extremely small number of people. The company’s Mobile Threat Hunting feature uses a combination of malware signature-based detection, heuristics, and machine learning to look for anomalies …

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3 weeks ago

Traders may buy dip at lower opening

Live Mint

Stock markets could open gap down on Monday in response to the lower-than-expected gross domestic product reading for the second quarter, but the dip could be purchased as the growth slowdown is likely to be seen as a one-off and spur dovish commentary on rates from Reserve Bank of India, according to market analysts. "There could be a knee-jerk reaction …

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"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"

Salon

The cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of spyware, specifically, Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group. Directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz follow Farrow as he meets with individuals including a former NSO employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity; Ron Deibert, of Toronto’s …

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Thai court dismisses activist’s suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A Thai court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist which alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone. The NSO Group welcomed the ruling, saying it reaffirmed “the lack of evidence to support the claims against our company.” “We remain committed to the responsible use of …

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Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Wired

In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an innovative way to circumvent Apple’s location restrictions on AirPod Pro 2s so they could enable the earbuds’ hearing aid feature for their grandmas. In a new legal strategy for those attempting to hold commercial spyware vendors responsible, lawyer Andreu Van den Eynde, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Vegetable prices sizzle to 57-month high; Any respite in near-term? Experts weigh in

Live Mint

India's food inflation: India's retail inflation hit a worrying 14-month high of 6.2 per cent in October 2024, breaching the Reserve Bank of India 's medium-term tolerance band of two to six per cent for the first time in over a year. Decoding India's food inflation: Core, vegetables, other items India's core inflation rose to a 10-month high of four …

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India’s Industrial Output Grows 3.1 Percent in September Amid Rising Inflation

Deccan Chronicle

NEW DELHI: India’s industrial production witnessed a significant expansion by 3.1 per cent in September from a negative territory in August 2024 at 0.1 per cent, mainly due to improvement in the manufacturing sector. While headline retail inflation rose to 14-month high of 6.21 per cent in October from 5.49 per cent in the preceding month mainly due to higher …

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3 months ago

On the pitfalls of estimating GDP

The Hindu

Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the most significant measure of a country’s economic size. The NSO is considering using the goods and services tax data to estimate value addition, replacing the currently used Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ MCA-21 database for the Private Corporate Sector, which accounts for about 38% of GDP. Moreover, the upward revision of the industrial growth …

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Retail Inflation Declines to 59-month Low of 3.54 Per Cent in July

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: With the significant easing of food prices, consumer retail inflation declined to a 59-month low of 3.54 per cent in July, showing below the central bank’s targeted 4 per cent for the first time in nearly 5 years, while India’s industrial output slowed to a five-month low of 4.2 per cent in June 2024, mainly due to poor …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Tobacconists see turnover spike after cigarette ban in supermarkets

NL Times

Now that supermarkets are no longer allowed to sell tobacco, tobacco shops' turnover has already increased by more than 40 percent this year, according to NSO Retail, the trade association for entrepreneurs with tobacco shops. According to research by TabakNee, a research website of the Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation, more than a hundred new tobacco shops have opened in the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

IIP grows 5.9%, inflation up 5.08%

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: With good performance in key sectors, mostly in mining and power, India's industrial production grew 5.9 per cent in May this year, while India’s consumer inflation in June 2024 stood at 5.08 per cent against 4.8 per cent in May. “During April-May this fiscal, the IIP grew 5.4 per cent as compared to 5.1 per cent in the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Revive India’s unorganized sector to raise incomes and tackle unemployment

Live Mint

The release of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises by the National Statistical Office fills an important data gap in our understanding of what is happening in the unorganized sector. The net impact of this is that the total number of workers in the unorganized sector has fallen from 111.3 million in 2015-16 to 110 million in 2022-23. While …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Sees 3 Million Job Reduction In Informal Sector Over 7 Years: NSO Report

ABP News

Job loss: In a major shift within India's unincorporated enterprises sector, West Bengal experienced a loss of 3 million jobs from 2015-16 to 2022-23, while Maharashtra saw an addition of 2.4 million workers, making it the best-performing state in this regard. An analysis comparing this data with the National Sample Survey's 73rd round on unincorporated enterprises for 2015-16 revealed that …

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Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The full budget for FY25 may see a downward revision of India’s fiscal deficit target for the current financial year from previous target of 5.1% of the gross domestic product to at least 5% or less as North Block swings into action to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda into budget proposals, three people aware of the …

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GDP growth surges to 8.2% on manufacturing gains

The Hindu

India’s real Gross Domestic Product for FY24 is estimated to have grown by a faster-than-projected 8.2%, quickening from FY23’s 7% pace, the National Statistical Office said in its provisional estimates released on May 31. “While the high frequency indicators were showing healthy economic momentum, nevertheless the sharp jump in GDP growth number for FY24 has come as a positive surprise,” …

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"Proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted": Randeep Surjewala after U.S. court verdict on Pegasus

US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2024

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

US Court ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India

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

NSO Launches Regional Training Camp for NSS 90th Round Survey

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Traders may buy dip at lower opening

"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"

Thai court dismisses activist’s suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Vegetable prices sizzle to 57-month high; Any respite in near-term? Experts weigh in

India’s Industrial Output Grows 3.1 Percent in September Amid Rising Inflation

On the pitfalls of estimating GDP

Retail Inflation Declines to 59-month Low of 3.54 Per Cent in July

Tobacconists see turnover spike after cigarette ban in supermarkets

IIP grows 5.9%, inflation up 5.08%

Revive India’s unorganized sector to raise incomes and tackle unemployment

West Bengal Sees 3 Million Job Reduction In Informal Sector Over 7 Years: NSO Report

Govt may revise fiscal deficit target to 5% of GDP in Budget

GDP growth surges to 8.2% on manufacturing gains