pegasus spyware

In Andhra Pradesh, the ruling government YSRCP leader Gudivada Amarnath demanded a central inquiry against the Nara Chandrababu Naidu and TDP over pegasus spyware software. On March 19, the YSRCP leader said, Ex CM Chandrababu Naidu used pegasus spyware during his tenure (2014-2019). He asked the Center to investigate the case, whether the software was purchased for industrialists or politicians. Notably, the TDP leaders denied the… read-more

The government may shorten the Monsoon Session that was to end on August 13, citing the Pegasus turmoil by the opposition for nine consecutive sessions or an impending COVID-19 menace, said sources on July 30. “The government is ready to discuss every people-related issue in Parliament, but the Opposition does not want that," a minister said. He also assured that the government will initiate more efforts for smooth functioning.

According to the reports by French online investigative journal Mediapart, confirmed by France's national cyber-security ANSSI, Pegasus spyware has been discovered on the phones of two journalists. Reported on July 29, this is the world's first attestation by any government on a global spying scandal. "The study carried out by ANSSI is similar to Amnesty International's Security Lab report on the reality of the Pegasus infection," Mediapart… read-more

Political strategist Prashant Kishore has been picked as a possible candidate for surveillance by the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The contact details of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and the nephew of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee have also been hacked. In the tale of the alleged surveillance targets, Rahul Gandhi has emerged as one of the other potential targets.