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NGO investigation finds controversial malware on the phones of 30 activists and civil society leaders after they receive an Apple security warning. At least 30 Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests were victims of Pegasus spyware during a government crackdown on dissent, according to an investigation by a group of internet watchdog organisations. Canadian group Citizen Lab and Thai NGOs …

The court said the possible violation of citizens’ right to privacy and free speech compelled it to seek out the truth. India’s Supreme Court has ordered a panel of experts to investigate whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration used the Pegasus spyware to surveil opposition leaders, activists, tycoons, judges and journalists. The top court’s bench of three judges headed by …

Asserting that the allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware were not about privacy but an “anti-national act and treason,” former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said “a united Opposition is not going anywhere ” until the government agreed to discuss the issue in Parliament. Pegasus issue: Opposition leaders discuss strategy to corner govt in Parliament The Opposition’s aggressive stance …

As a logjam in the Parliament continues for the second week of the Monsoon session, leaders of ten Opposition parties met on Tuesday to enable better floor coordination. They have reportedly decided to move joint adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha to discuss the Pegasus snooping issue. The opposition parties wished to discuss the Pegasus issue and farm laws with …

Himachal Pradesh Congress workers and leaders on Thursday staged a march to the Governor House in Shimla protesting the alleged use of Pegasus spyware against politicians, journalists and others. Led by State Congress president Kuldeep Singh Rahtore, the party members marched from close to the Chief Minister’s residence to the Governor House against the BJP government at the Centre. The …

Key Cong-JDS leaders were ‘possible targets’ of Pegasus spyware during 2019 crisis: report

During the political turmoil in Karnataka in 2019, which ended in the collapse of the JD-Congress coalition government and the BJP coming to power, the phone numbers of key leaders in the coalition parties and their associates “were selected as possible targets for surveillance”, The Wire reported on Tuesday, as part of the global investigation “The Pegasus Project.” Phone numbers …

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. …

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 …

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has jumped into the debate over the Pegasus spyware issue. Using the hashtag Pegasus, the former Congress president said in a tweet, "We know what he’s been reading- everything on your phone." Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament that begins on Monday, several Opposition leaders gave notices seeking discussion on Pegasus spyware that was reportedly …

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 …