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Congress targets Centre over Pegasus case

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday criticised the government over the recent US court ruling on Pegasus spyware, which revealed that 300 out of 1,400 targeted WhatsApp numbers belonged to Indians. Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala called for the Supreme Court of India to reopen the Pegasus case and conduct a fresh inquiry based on the US judgment. In 2022, …

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

The Hindu

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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1 day, 9 hours ago

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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1 day, 14 hours ago

Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US

New Indian Express

He said it was time for the Narendra Modi government to answer who the 300 names targeted were. "Will the Supreme Court take note of the judgment of the US court in Meta v/s NSO? Will the Supreme Court proceed to make public the report of the Committee of Technical Experts on Pegasus Spyware, submitted to it in 2021-22?" Questioning …

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2 days, 4 hours ago

Amazon Takes Down BMI CalculationVsn App From Its Appstore After Spotting Android Malware In It

ABP News

Researchers at McAfee Labs recently uncovered a malicious Android spyware app on the Amazon Appstore called BMI CalculationVsn. Disguised as a straightforward health tool, the app secretly harvested sensitive data from devices it infected. Among the apps available on the store was the malicious BMI CalculationVsn, published by "PT Visionet Data Internasional." The app’s second malicious activity involves scanning the …

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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

2 days, 14 hours ago

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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4 days, 14 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 …

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1 week ago

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones, Amnesty International said Monday. The report titled “A Digital Prison: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia” said the Serbian police and the Security Information Agency used spyware to infect devices while their owners were …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

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, 6 days ago

"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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1 month ago

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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1 month, 1 week ago

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Wired

For American companies grousing about new cybersecurity rules, spyware firms eager to expand their global business, and hackers trying to break AI systems, Donald Trump’s second term as president will be a breath of fresh air. “There will be a national security focus, with a strong emphasis on protecting critical infrastructure, government networks, and key industries from cyber threats,” says …

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54 years, 11 months ago

ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review

Wired

A $2 million contract that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed with Israeli commercial spyware vendor Paragon Solutions has been paused and placed under compliance review, WIRED has learned. The White House’s scrutiny of the contract marks the first test of the Biden administration’s executive order restricting the government’s use of spyware. A few days later, on October 8, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — A two-year investigation in Greece has cleared the country’s security agencies of involvement in an international spyware scandal that triggered sanctions by the United States earlier this year, a senior prosecutor said Tuesday. Supreme Court prosecutor Georgia Adilini said she found no evidence linking Greece’s National Intelligence Service, the police force or its anti-terrorism division to the …

Greece Spyware Predator Spyware

5 months, 1 week ago

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

Wired

In one of the largest-ever breaches of a US telecom giant, AT&T revealed this week that “nearly all” its customer phone and text records were stolen after hackers accessed its account on a third-party cloud service. Researchers at crypto-tracing firm Elliptic revealed this week that an online marketplace, Huione Guarantee, is facilitating billions of dollars in financial scams frequently known …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Weekly Tech Wrap: CMF Phone 1 & Samsung’s New Foldables Now Official, Apple Warns Of iPhone Spyware Attacks, More

ABP News

Weekly Tech Wrap: Samsung and CMF bookends the week with major launches. Central to both the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 is the specially engineered Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform, tailored to optimise performance for Samsung’s devices. CMF Phone 1 Finally Official CMF, the budget-friendly sub-brand of Nothing, introduced three new products on Monday. The …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’

Hindustan Times

Apple issued warnings to some iPhone users in India that their device could become a likely target of Pegasus-like “mercenary spyware attack”. Apple warned some iPhone users in India of possible spyware attack. Apple also informed targeted iPhone users that attacks possibly “cost millions of dollars and are individually deployed against a very small number of people, but the targeting …

India Apple Attack Iphone Users

5 months, 1 week ago

Apple issues fresh spyware attack alert to iPhone users in India: Here's what's happening

India TV News

The tech giant Apple has issued a new warning to iPhone users in at least 98 countries, including India, regarding a potential new mercenary spyware attack similar to 'Pegasus'. According to the Apple warning, they have detected that "you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is attempting to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID." …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Apple issues two fresh Pegasus-like spyware alerts in India

The Hindu

At least two people in India on July 10 reported receiving a Pegasus-like alert from Apple, Inc. on their iPhones. Iltija Mufti, political adviser and daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, reported receiving the alert, and so did Pushparaj Deshpande, founder of the Samruddha Bharat Foundation, which says on its website it works to “forge progressive …

India Apple Alerts Mufti Spyware Mr Deshpande Pegasus

5 months, 1 week ago

‘Got an Apple alert…’: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter accuses BJP of snooping

Hindustan Times

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter and media advisor, Iltija Mufti, on Wednesday, alleged that her phone is being hacked by the Pegasus spyware. "Got an Apple alert that my phone's been hacked by Pegasus which GOI has admittedly procured & weaponised to harass critics & political opponents," Iltija Mufti said in a post on X. Mehbooba Mufti also alleged that …

Indian Bjp Mufti Iphone Mehbooba Mufti Women Leaders Spyware

5 months, 1 week ago

Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter says she received spyware threat notification

Hindustan Times

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti, on Wednesday said that she received a threat notification from Apple informing her that she was being targeted with spyware attempting to compromise the iPhone associated with her Apple ID. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti. Is there something illegal that I have done …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia: Report

Al Jazeera

Investigation by Amnesty, Haaretz, Tempo and others finds links between official government bodies and agencies dating from at least 2017. The research by Amnesty International’s Security Lab – based on open sources including trade records, shipping data and internet scans – uncovered links between official government bodies and agencies in the Southeast Asian country and Israeli tech firms NSO, Candiru, …

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Congress targets Centre over Pegasus case

"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

Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US

Amazon Takes Down BMI CalculationVsn App From Its Appstore After Spotting Android Malware In It

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?

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

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

"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

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review

Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

Weekly Tech Wrap: CMF Phone 1 & Samsung’s New Foldables Now Official, Apple Warns Of iPhone Spyware Attacks, More

Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’

Apple issues fresh spyware attack alert to iPhone users in India: Here's what's happening

Apple issues two fresh Pegasus-like spyware alerts in India

‘Got an Apple alert…’: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter accuses BJP of snooping

Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter says she received spyware threat notification

Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia: Report