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5 months, 1 week ago

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

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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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, 2 weeks 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 …

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5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Apple's Spyware Alert for Some Users in India, 91 Other Nations Follows CERT-In's Query to Tech Giant

News 18

The recent threat notification alert from Apple to some users was a result of ministry of electronics and information technology wing CERT-In writing to the company on April 10 to inform its users if any new vulnerabilities had been found in its products, government sources told News18 on Thursday. They added that the government body also asked Apple on April …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Apple Sends New Spyware Alert To iPhone Users In India And More Countries: Here’s What It Says

News 18

Apple iPhone users in India and over 91 countries have got a new spyware attack notification from the company on April 11 at 12:30 AM IST which could be as dangerous as the NSO Group’s Pegasus. The company says, “today’s notification is being sent to targeted users in 92 countries, and to date we have notified users in over 150 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Apple issues warning to users in India, 91 other countries about possible ‘mercenary spyware’ attack

Live Mint

Apple has warned its users in India and 91 other countries that they may have been the victims of a "mercenary spyware" attack, according to multiple media reports. Mercenary spyware attacks like NSO Group's Peagusus are ‘exceptionally rare’ and ‘vastly more sophisticated’ than a regular cybercriminal activity or consumer malware, Apple stated in the threat notification. Apple's updated support page …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?

Al Jazeera

A new forensic investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post has shown the use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware, likely by the Indian government, to surveil high-profile Indian journalists. The report, published by Amnesty’s Security Lab, found continued use of the software to target high-profile Indian journalists including a journalist who had also previously been a victim of attacks …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Pegasus maker, other spyware firms roped in to track hostages in Gaza

Live Mint

Since its ghastly attack on Israel, Hamas has kept hundreds of Israelis including foreigners captive in Gaza. In a major development, Israeli security forces have roped in spyware firms like Pegasus maker to track hostages in the Gaza strip, reported Bloomberg citing sources. Along with Israel, countries like Italy and the US are also keen to bring back the hostages …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Associated Press

BOSTON — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. Citizen Lab said in a blog post that attempts beginning in August to hack former Egpytian lawmaker Ahmed Altantawy involved configuring his phone’s connection to the Vodaphone Egypt mobile network …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Kaspersky warns of spyware-loaded VPN ‘SandStrike’ campaign to attack Baháʼí community

The Hindu

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported on Friday that members of the Baháʼí religious community were being targeted by the Android espionage campaign SandStrike, in which a VPN application with spyware was shared with victims. Calling the spyware “highly sophisticated,” Kaspersky reported that the hackers started Facebook and Instagram accounts with over 1,000 followers and shared religious content to attract more followers …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Update your iPhone! Why Union minister is warning Apple devices are at risk

Firstpost

Several devices including the iPhone6S and later models, Ipads 5th generation and newer, all iPad Pros, the iPad Air 2 and Mac computers running macOS Monterey are vulnerable. Update ur iphones wth 15.6.1 to avoid zero-day exploit vulnerabilitiea ⁦@IndianCERT⁩ ⁦@GoI_MeitY⁩ Apple releases iOS, iPadOS and macOS security fixes for two zero-days under active attack https://t.co/uKQbd0oDG1 — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 August …

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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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2 years, 8 months ago

Why you need to know about these password attacks

Live Mint

The 2022 Weak Password Report, which is an investigative look at the state of passwords used globally, had some interesting findings on how people still reuse old passwords to protect their data and the common themes, patterns they follow to set a password. According to the report, which was released recently by the Sweden-based password management and authentication solution vendor …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Pegasus Row | ‘More Sophisticated Spyware Ahead Of 2024 Elections...’: Chidambaram’s Swipe At Centre

ABP News

New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at the BJP-led Union government over the issue of Pegasus spyware. This comes a day after The New York Times claimed that India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel as part of a defence deal in 2017 According to the report, the Israeli …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Apple patches exploit attributed to Pegasus

The Hindu

Apple released an emergency software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect Apple devices without any user action. The researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said the flaw allowed Pegasus spyware from the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire firm, NSO Group, to directly infect the iPhone of a Saudi activist. Although …

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$SC seeks Centre\'s reply to PILs over Pegasus snooping$

3 years, 4 months ago

SC seeks Centre\'s reply to PILs over Pegasus snooping

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Unimpressed by the Centre’s insistence that it would disclose whether or not it used the Pegasus spyware for snooping only to a technical committee of experts — neutral and independent of the government — and not divulge in the public domain by putting it on an affidavit, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the government …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Worried about Pegasus? This app will let you detect it in your iPhone

India Today

Revelations around the Pegasus spyware made waves around the globe recently. Created by Israel's NSO Group, the spyware exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to collect data from targeted smartphones without the user knowing anything about it. Called iMazing, the app works for both macOS and Windows and can be used to find out if a connected iPhone has been compromised by the …

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3 years, 4 months ago

7 Opposition parties seek Kovind’s intervention on farm laws, Pegasus

The Hindu

Seven Opposition parties have written to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention to direct the government to debate the farmers’ issues and alleged Pegasus spying row in the ongoing monsoon session. “We Members of Parliament of various political parties are writing to you to seek an appointment to apprise you of two disturbing developments including the complete stonewalling of …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus a weapon used against terrorists, says Rahul Gandhi, demands Amit Shah's resignation

India Today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched another attack on the Modi government over the Pegasus row and said the Pegasus spyware “is a weapon classified by Israeli states to use against terrorists”. This has to be investigated and the home minister must resign.” Rahul Gandhi, whose phone number was also among those who were reportedly spied upon using the Pegasus …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Kamal Nath seeks probe into Pegasus snooping case by Supreme Court judge

The Hindu

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Wednesday termed the alleged snooping of politicians and journalists by the Israeli spyware Pegasus as the “biggest attack on the privacy” of people and demanded a probe into it by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, the former State Chief Minister also said the Centre should …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus Issue | What are zero-click attacks and how do they infect smartphones?

The Hindu

According to an investigative report by a consortium of media outlets, thousands of activists, journalists and political leaders across the world were targeted by clients of an Israeli spyware maker NSO Group. At the heart of the hack is a powerful spyware called Pegasus, which uses zero day vulnerability in the operating systems to enter into a targeted individual’s phone. …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Apple condemns Pegasus spyware attack, says it is working on added protection

India Today

Apple, the tech giant which emphasises user privacy, was a victim of Pegasus spyware attack that snooped on journalists, activists and some government officials. The leaked database shows that iPhones running iOS 14.6 contain a zero-click iMessage exploit and this exploit could have been used to install Pegasus software on the iPhone devices of the targeted entities. While that means …

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3 years, 5 months ago

French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying

India Today

Prosecutors in Paris said on Tuesday they had opened a probe into allegations that Moroccan intelligence services used the Israeli malware Pegasus to spy on several French journalists. A collaborative investigation by The Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde and other media outlets, based on a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers, claimed on Monday that spying worldwide using the …

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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

Apple's Spyware Alert for Some Users in India, 91 Other Nations Follows CERT-In's Query to Tech Giant

Apple Sends New Spyware Alert To iPhone Users In India And More Countries: Here’s What It Says

Apple issues warning to users in India, 91 other countries about possible ‘mercenary spyware’ attack

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?

Pegasus maker, other spyware firms roped in to track hostages in Gaza

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Kaspersky warns of spyware-loaded VPN ‘SandStrike’ campaign to attack Baháʼí community

Update your iPhone! Why Union minister is warning Apple devices are at risk

2021 Pegasus attack targeted Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s phone

Why you need to know about these password attacks

Pegasus Row | ‘More Sophisticated Spyware Ahead Of 2024 Elections...’: Chidambaram’s Swipe At Centre

Apple patches exploit attributed to Pegasus

SC seeks Centre\'s reply to PILs over Pegasus snooping

Worried about Pegasus? This app will let you detect it in your iPhone

7 Opposition parties seek Kovind’s intervention on farm laws, Pegasus

Pegasus a weapon used against terrorists, says Rahul Gandhi, demands Amit Shah's resignation

Kamal Nath seeks probe into Pegasus snooping case by Supreme Court judge

Pegasus Issue | What are zero-click attacks and how do they infect smartphones?

Apple condemns Pegasus spyware attack, says it is working on added protection

French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying