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The revelation that the Central government did not cooperate with the Supreme Court-appointed technical committee on the Pegasus scam does not come as a surprise. It fits into a pattern of systematic obfuscation of the NDA government on the issue of snooping on the opposition leaders, dissidents and critics. Again, not surprisingly, the court-appointed panel […]
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New Delhi: The Pegasus panel in its report submitted in the Supreme Court said the presence of controversial Israeli spyware Pegasus was not conclusively established in 29 mobile phones examined, and also the Government of India did not cooperate in the probe. The top court-appointed panel said five out of 29 mobile phones were possibly […]
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New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have unearthed a new enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ that is being used by the governments via SMS messages to target high-profile people like business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics and government officials. The team at cyber-security company Lookout Threat Lab uncovered the ‘surveillanceware’ that was used by the government of […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed technical committee has informed the court that it would submit the Pegasus probe report by May end. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana noted the supervising judge would have to examine the technical committee report. And, the former top court judge will need some time to examine recommendations of […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday decided to set up a house committee to probe the allegations of purchase of Pegasus spyware by the previous Telugu Desam Party government. While announcing the decision, Speaker Tammineni Sitaram said that the members of the committee would be finalised in a couple of days. Referring to […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Pegasus snooping case on February 25 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, sought adjournment citing his preoccupation in another matter on Wednesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the case for Friday on Mehta’s request. The case […]
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According to The Washington Post, the FBI insisted that the software was never used "in support of any investigation".
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The latest revelations raise disturbing questions over the conduct of government agencies in the entire episode
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The media report claiming India bought Pegasus spyware as part of a USD 2 billion defence deal with Israel in 2017 has triggered a major controversy with the Opposition alleging that the government indulged in illegal snooping that amounted to "treason".
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Modi Govt bought Pegasus to spy on our primary democratic institutions, politicians and public. Govt functionaries, opposition leaders, armed forces, judiciary all were targeted by these phone tappings. This is treason.
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According to the report in The New York Times, the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the "centerpieces" of a roughly USD 2-billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017.
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According to the report in The New York Times, the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the "centerpieces" of a roughly USD 2-billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017.
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A massive controversy erupted last year when the NSO Group hit the headlines with the alleged use of its Pegasus software by some governments to spy on journalists, human rights defenders.
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The Congress said it intends to raise the issue in the budget session starting next week and will demand accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government on the floor of Parliament.
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based emergency medical response company StanPlus has raised $20 million in a massive Series A investment. The round was led by marquee investors, including Healthquad, Kalaari Capital, and HealthX Capital Singapore. Pegasus, Sandeep Singhal (Avaana) and Prashant Malik also participated alongside a clutch of angel investors. The round also includes debt funding from N+1 […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed committee probing the Pegasus spyware snooping matter has issued a public notice seeking details from people who may have felt their mobile devices may have been infected by Pegasus malware. The panel has asked the Pegasus victims to send the information before noon of January 7, 2022. On October […]
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According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Apple has notified 11 US State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked.
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The company admitted that a small number of its users may have been targeted by a NSO Group's exploit to install Pegasus on Apple devices.
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New Delhi: ‘Justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done’, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while declining the Centre’s plea to allow it to appoint an expert committee to probe the allegations of use of spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people in India. Such a course of action […]
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A bench headed by Cheif Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said the court will pass an interim order in the next few days and told the Centre