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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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6 months 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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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware

The Hindu

The chairman of Poland’s main populist party Jaroslaw Kaczynski appeared before a parliamentary commission on Friday over the alleged use of the Israeli spyware Pegasus while it led the country’s previous government. Mr. Kaczynski, who also served as Poland’s Prime Minister, acknowledged in 2022 that his country had bought the spyware but denied that it had been used against critics. …

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1 year ago

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?

The Hindu

The story so far: The Washington Post and human rights non-profit Amnesty International have alleged that the spyware instance known as Pegasus continues to be in use, on this occasion targeting journalists in India. After Apple issued a security notification to certain iPhone users, including MPs, in October, researchers at Amnesty International’s Security Lab analysed the allegedly infected devices, including …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘Pegasus spyware on my phone,’ says Akunuri Murali

The Hindu

In a startling claim, Akunuri Murali, a former civil servant based in Hyderabad, claimed that his phone was targeted by the Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO. According to the message, “State- Mr. Murali, who is the convener of the Social Democratic Forum and is also an activist, stated that he was contacted by The Citizen Lab, University …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Pegasus surveillance is an act of treason: Congress

The Hindu

Use of Pegasus spyware on Opposition leaders, Supreme Court judges, and other civilians is an “act of treason” the Congress said on January 29, reacting to the latest revelations in New York Times, which claims that in July 2017, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, the sale of a package of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear worth $2 …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Assam Leader of Opposition claims State Government tapping his phone

The Hindu

Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Monday expressed suspicion that his telephone was being illegally tapped by the BJP-led state government. The spyware row erupted in July last year after an international consortium of media outlets and investigative journalists reported that the phones of several Indian ministers, politicians, activists, and journalists were potentially targeted by Pegasus, Israeli …

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3 years ago

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device

Live Law

A lawyer, who represented several persons implicated in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case has written to the Technical Committee appointed by the Supreme Court to probe into the allegations of snooping through Pegasus, suspecting compromise of his mobile device by Pegasus Malware.Advocate Nihalsing B Rathod, a practicing lawyer based in Nagpur has argued that his phone was intercepted. A …

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3 years ago

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the country’s ruling conservative …

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3 years ago

UAE agency placed spyware on Khashoggi fiancee’s phone: Report

Al Jazeera

An Emirati government agency placed spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group on the phone of someone in Jamal Khashoggi’s inner circle, just months before the Saudi journalist was killed, The Washington Post has reported. The Post’s findings are the latest example of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware being used by governments around the world to hack the phones of prominent …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Israel distances itself from NSO after U.S. blacklists spyware firm behind phone hacking

The Hindu

Israel has distanced itself from the controversy triggered by the NSO Group after the U.S. blacklisted the technology firm, which had developed the Pegasus spyware that was allegedly used to target government officials, activists and journalists globally, saying that it is a private company and it has nothing to do with the policies of the Israeli government. "NSO is a …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay West Bengal Govt Notification Constituting Judicial Commission; Issues Notice

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a plea to stay the notification issued by West Bengal Government constituting an Enquiry Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur to investigate into the allegations pertaining to the Pegasus spyware scandal.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant And Justice Aniruddha Bose however. The …

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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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3 years, 5 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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3 years, 5 months ago

‘We are not going anywhere until Pegasus issue is discussed in Parliament’, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu

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 …

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3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp boss says Pegasus spyware is internet’s ‘wake up call’ and Apple not doing ‘enough’ to secure iPhones

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senior government officials and “allies of the US” were targeted by the spyware …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Govt 'unconcerned' about snooping allegations: Chidambaram

The Hindu

Amid reports that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the Pegasus snooping allegations, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday, July 26, 2021, attacked the Centre, saying the only government that is "unconcerned" over the issue is that of India. Reacting to the reports, Mr. Chidambaram tweeted, "President Macron of France called PM Bennett …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus leaks: WhatsApp boss says top government officials were targeted in 2019 by NSO spyware

Daily Mail

Top officials around the world were targeted in phone hacks through WhatsApp by governments using Israeli NSO Group spyware, the messaging app's chief executive has revealed. They allege NSO sold a hacking platform that exploited a flaw in WhatsApp-owned servers to help clients hack into the cellphones of at least 1,400 users He also revealed that many of the WhatsApp …

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3 years, 5 months ago

French President Macron calls Israeli PM Bennett on allegations of snooping

The Hindu

French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on reports that Morocco’s security forces may have used the Pegasus spyware to snoop on his cellphones, according to a media report. We can “specifically come out and say for sure that the President of France, Macron, was not a target,” Chaim Gelfand, Chief Compliance Officer at NSO …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Cong. stages march in Shimla protesting use of Pegasus spyware

The Hindu

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 …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan voices ‘serious concern’ over reports about India’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware

The Hindu

Pakistan on July 23 voiced ‘serious concern’ over media reports about India allegedly eavesdropping on foreigners, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, using Israeli spyware Pegasus and urged the United Nations to thoroughly investigate the matter. “We have noted with serious concern recent international media reports exposing Indian government’s organised spying operations against its own citizens, foreigners as well as Prime …

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3 years, 5 months ago

China ‘condemns’ Pegasus spyware surveillance

The Hindu

China on Thursday “strongly condemned” the practice of cyber-surveillance, terming it as a common challenge to all countries as part of a wide cybersecurity threat. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks while reacting to reports of an investigation by a global media consortium that showed Pegasus software from Israel-based NSO Group is being used to spy on …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware issue | PIL in Supreme Court seeks SIT probe

The Hindu

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a Special Investigation Team into reports of government using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on its critics, Opposition leaders, activists, journalists and even on its own Ministers. The petition filed by Supreme Court advocate Manohar Lal Sharma asked “whether the Constitution allows the Prime Minister and his Minister to snoop …

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

Apple issues two fresh Pegasus-like spyware alerts in India

Poland's right-wing leader questioned over Pegasus spyware

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?

‘Pegasus spyware on my phone,’ says Akunuri Murali

Pegasus surveillance is an act of treason: Congress

Assam Leader of Opposition claims State Government tapping his phone

Pegasus Snooping- Counsel Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Writes To SC-Appointed Technical Committee Suspecting Hacking Of His Device

Poland admits purchase of advanced Israeli NSO spyware

UAE agency placed spyware on Khashoggi fiancee’s phone: Report

Israel distances itself from NSO after U.S. blacklists spyware firm behind phone hacking

Pegasus : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay West Bengal Govt Notification Constituting Judicial Commission; Issues Notice

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

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

‘We are not going anywhere until Pegasus issue is discussed in Parliament’, says Rahul Gandhi

WhatsApp boss says Pegasus spyware is internet’s ‘wake up call’ and Apple not doing ‘enough’ to secure iPhones

Govt 'unconcerned' about snooping allegations: Chidambaram

Pegasus leaks: WhatsApp boss says top government officials were targeted in 2019 by NSO spyware

French President Macron calls Israeli PM Bennett on allegations of snooping

Cong. stages march in Shimla protesting use of Pegasus spyware

Pakistan voices ‘serious concern’ over reports about India’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware

China ‘condemns’ Pegasus spyware surveillance

Pegasus spyware issue | PIL in Supreme Court seeks SIT probe

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