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Top court to hear Pegasus snooping case on April 22

A Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts submitted its findings in August 2022 after conducting a forensic analysis of 29 mobile devices voluntarily submitted for examination.

A Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts submitted its findings in August 2022 after conducting a forensic analysis of 29 mobile devices voluntarily submitted for examination. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 08, 2025 07:22 AM IST

Italian sea rescue activist targeted with spyware, according to Meta ale

META-WHATSAPP/PARAGON-CYBER (PIX):Italian sea rescue activist targeted with spyware, according to Meta alert

Italian sea rescue activist targeted with spyware, according to Meta ale
Published on Feb 05, 2025 02:32 PM IST
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Big win for WhatsApp: US judge finds Pegasus maker guilty in spyware case

WhatsApp wins significant ruling against NSO Group, as judge finds the spyware company liable for hacking and breach of contract.

The case stems from WhatsApp’s 2019 lawsuit, which accused NSO of exploiting a vulnerability in the app.(Representational image)
Published on Dec 21, 2024 11:55 AM IST

Congress’ KC Venugopal gets Apple threat notification, says got it in Oct’23 too

KC Venugopal is at least the third person to receive spyware threat notification from Apple this quarter after Iltija Mufti and Pushparaj Deshpande

KC Venugopal. (File)
Published on Jul 13, 2024 06:15 PM IST

Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter says she received spyware threat notification

Iltija Mufti criticised the government for using spyware to surveil political opponents and said she is entitled to the right to privacy

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti. (X)
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 05:21 PM IST

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

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Updated on Feb 14, 2024 07:32 AM IST
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Microsoft claims Russian state-sponsored group hacked its employees' emails

Microsoft, in a blog post, said the hacking started in late November and was discovered on January 12. It blamed Russia's ‘Midnight Blizzard’.

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft.(AP)
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 06:16 AM IST

Indian journalist's phone targeted with Israeli spyware Pegasus: Report

The forensic work on Magnale's phone found a pattern of suspicious crashes on it that matched previously known Pegasus intrusions.

Pegasus, sold exclusively to government bodies, manufactured to combat terror and crime.(AP/For Representative Purposes Only)
Published on Nov 09, 2023 09:56 AM IST

Hack of Egyptian presidential candidate's iPhone tied to tech firm Sandvine

In the attempted hacks, Eltantawy was lured into clicking links contained in fake security alerts that purported to be from the messaging service WhatsApp.

Ahmed Eltantawy, a prominent opposition politician, was repeatedly targeted with spyware between May and September after he announced his plans to run in Egypt’s 2024 presidential elections.(REUTERS)
Published on Sep 27, 2023 10:40 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Germany charges four for selling spyware to Turkey's secret services

German authorities began investigating after four NGOs that defend press freedom and human rights filed complaints in 2019.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey, May 18. (REUTERS)
Published on May 22, 2023 07:02 PM IST
AFP |

Centre buying Pegasus-type ‘snooping’ spyware ‘Cognyte’: Congress

Cognyte’s webpage states that the Israeli software is a “global leader in investigative analytics software that empowers governments and enterprises with Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World”.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 03:51 PM IST
BySaptarshi Das

Spyware found on phones of journos: French intelligence

The latest disclosure further corroborates the findings of “Pegasus Project”, a probe by a group of 17 media organisations into alleged surveillance.

It also found the Pegasus spyware on phones belonging to Lénaïg Bredoux, a journalist at the French investigative website Mediapart, and the site’s director, Edwy Plenel. (AFP)
Published on Aug 03, 2021 06:39 AM IST
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