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Will SC conduct further inquiry, asks Randeep Surjewala after Pegasus spyware case verdict in US
2 days, 12 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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US Court ruling on Pegasus: Here's its direct impact in India
3 days, 12 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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Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’
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 …

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Apple issues fresh spyware attack alert to iPhone users in India: Here's what's happening
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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Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter says she received spyware threat notification
5 months, 2 weeks 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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Apple warns of potential spyware attacks to users in India, 91 other nations
8 months, 1 week ago

Apple warns of potential spyware attacks to users in India, 91 other nations

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The iPhone maker, Apple, has sent threat notifications to some users in India and 91 other countries, warning them of potential attacks by mercenary spyware. “Although it’s never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning — please take it seriously… Mercenary spyware attacks, such as those using Pegasus from …

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‘Mercenary spyware’: Apple updates threat notification system
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Mercenary spyware’: Apple updates threat notification system

Hindustan Times  

Apple has sent out the first batch of threat notifications for this year to 92 countries, including India, on Thursday, warning users that they may have been individually targeted using mercenary spyware. This is a shift from Apple’s previous threat notifications that warned users about attempts to compromise their devices using state- Apple launched the threat notification system in November …

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US sanctions spyware company and executives who targeted American journalists, government officials
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US sanctions spyware company and executives who targeted American journalists, government officials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department announced Tuesday it has sanctioned two people and a Greece-based commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer that developed, operated and distributed technology used to target U.S. government officials, journalists and policy experts. Amnesty International’s Security Lab in October published a report that said that Predator had been used to target but …

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US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists
10 months, 2 weeks ago

US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. Such targeting has been linked to arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings in the most egregious of cases.” Biden issued a executive order nearly a year ago …

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Indian government is targeting high-profile journalists with Pegasus: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian government is targeting high-profile journalists with Pegasus: Report

Hindustan Times  

India's government has again targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday. "Increasingly, journalists in India face the threat of unlawful surveillance simply for doing their jobs," said Donncha O Cearbhaill, head of Amnesty International's Security Lab. Adani's conglomerate shed more than $100 billion in value earlier this year …

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Pegasus Spyware found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pegasus Spyware found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International

The Hindu  

The Wire news website’s founder editor, Siddharth Varadarajan, and another journalist in India were targeted with Pegasus spyware this year, the nonprofit Amnesty International’s Security Lab was able to determine after testing their devices, it announced on Thursday. The journalists had received an alert from Apple that they were being targeted by “state- Separately, TheWashington Post reported that after the …

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India’s opposition leaders’ iPhones targeted by state-sponsored hackers | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s opposition leaders’ iPhones targeted by state-sponsored hackers | Explained

The Hindu  

On October 31, more than half a dozen Indian opposition leaders and prominent journalists received a notification from Apple, warning them their iPhones were targeted by state- The iPhone maker confirmed it had sent the threat notifications, but clarified later that it hadn’t named the Indian government in its nor if the hacking attempts were a success. A spokesman later …

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Leading Egyptian opposition presidential candidate targeted by spyware
1 year, 3 months ago

Leading Egyptian opposition presidential candidate targeted by spyware

Al Jazeera  

Security researchers, including from Google, believe the Egyptian government is behind the attacks. An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate was targeted with spyware a number of times in recent months, with Egyptian authorities likely behind the hacking attempts, security researchers say. Researchers at the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group found the malware against Altantawy last week, …

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Two European spyware firms added to US export blacklist
1 year, 5 months ago

Two European spyware firms added to US export blacklist

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department added two Europe-based spyware companies to its technology export blacklist on Tuesday for developing surveillance tools deemed to have threatened U.S. national security as well as the privacy and integrity of individuals and organizations worldwide. Intellexa and Cytrox have been linked to Predator spyware, whose reported use in Greece helped precipitate the resignation last …

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Indonesian officials targeted by spyware: sources
2 years, 2 months ago

Indonesian officials targeted by spyware: sources

Al Jazeera  

More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. Six of the Indonesian officials and advisers targeted told Reuters they received an email message from Apple Inc in November 2021 telling them that Apple believed officials were …

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Supreme Court Constituted Committee Finds Malware In 5/29 Devices Though Not Clear If Its Pegasus; Says Centre Did Not Cooperate
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Constituted Committee Finds Malware In 5/29 Devices Though Not Clear If Its Pegasus; Says Centre Did Not Cooperate

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record the sealed cover report submitted by the independent committee probing the allegations of illegal surveillance using Pegasus spyware.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli orally remarked that Government of India did not cooperate with the Committee and that the Government followed the same. …

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Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report

Al Jazeera  

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 …

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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 …

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Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 28, the New York Times published an article extensively detailing how Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israel-based NSO Group, has been used as a tool to firm up Israel’s interests across the globe. The article claims that it was after this deal that India changed its historically pro-Palestine stance and voted in Israel’s favour …

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Pegasus Spyware: Supreme Court Urged To Take Cognisance Of New York Times Report Alleging Pegasus Purchase By Indian Government
2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus Spyware: Supreme Court Urged To Take Cognisance Of New York Times Report Alleging Pegasus Purchase By Indian Government

Live Law  

While referring to the recent New York Times report that in July 2017 Modi government purchased Pegasus from an Israeli firm, Advocate ML Sharma has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking probe into the alleged Pegasus purchase. The application has stated that the New York Times published a detailed report on 29th January 2022, declaring that in July 2017 …

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Can you fully protect your phone, data from spyware, malware?
2 years, 10 months ago

Can you fully protect your phone, data from spyware, malware?

Hindustan Times  

A while back, we simply used to club everything into the category of “virus”. Data privacy and spyware: The first step may matter There’s the problem of mistakes littering the approach to smartphone security. Spyware doesn’t have a definition “Spyware is loosely defined as malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather data about you, and forward it to …

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HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
2 years, 10 months ago

HRW says staffer was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli NSO Group’s technology has been used by governments to target political opponents, activists and journalists. Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted five times last year with Pegasus, a spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group. The NSO Group, which does not disclose its client list, has been mired in controversy in …

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Pegasus : Supreme Court Refuses To Restore Former RSS Leader Govindacharya's 2019 Petition; Allows Him To File Fresh Plea
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus : Supreme Court Refuses To Restore Former RSS Leader Govindacharya's 2019 Petition; Allows Him To File Fresh Plea

Live Law  

Govindacharya had filed the petition in 2019 in the wake of reports regarding use of Pegasus spyware to hack the phones of Indian activists and journalists by breaching the WhatsApp encryption. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to restore the petition filed by former RSS leader K N Govindacharya's in 2019 seeking a probe by National Investigation Agency into the …

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Pegasus row | CJI-led Bench to hear petition by N. Ram, Sashi Kumar on August 5
3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus row | CJI-led Bench to hear petition by N. Ram, Sashi Kumar on August 5

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana will on August 5 hear a petition filed by senior journalists N. Ram and Sashi Kumar for an independent probe headed by a former or sitting top court judge into the mass surveillance of over 142 potential “targets”, including journalists, lawyers, ministers, Opposition politicians, constitutional functionaries and civil …

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