The Project Pegasus

[Sushubh]

Something explosive is supposed to be out today in news.

Looks like this was it.

Pegasus Project: How Phones of Journalists, Ministers, Activists May Have Been Used to Spy On Them

An international collaborative reporting project has established the frightening extent to which governments around the world, including India, could be using surveillance tools in ways that have nothing to do with national security.

thewire.in

 

[Sushubh]

Leaked Data Shows Surveillance Net in Elgar Parishad Case May Have Crossed a Line

The families of activists figure on a leaked list of numbers that included some selected for surveillance by a client of Israel’s NSO Group.

thewire.in

 

[Sushubh]

FT editor among 180 journalists identified by clients of spyware firm

Data leak and forensics suggest NSO’s surveillance tool used against journalists at some of world’s top media companies

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sushubh]

Snoop List Has 40 Indian Journalists, Forensic Tests Confirm Presence of Pegasus Spyware on Some

Those on leaked list of potential targets include journalists at Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Wire, Indian Express, News18, India Today, Pioneer, besides freelancers, columnists and regional media.

thewire.in

 

[Sushubh]

Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon

Spyware sold to authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians and journalists, data suggests

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sushubh]

फॉरेंसिक टेस्ट में हुई पेगासस द्वारा जासूसी की पुष्टि, निशाने पर थे कई भारतीय पत्रकार

द वायर समेत 16 मीडिया संगठनों द्वारा की गई पड़ताल दिखाती है कि इज़रायल के एनएसओ ग्रुप के पेगासस स्पायवेयर द्वारा स्वतंत्र पत्रकारों, स्तंभकारों, क्षेत्रीय मीडिया के साथ हिंदुस्तान टाइम्स, द हिंदू, इंडियन एक्सप्रेस, द वायर, न्यूज़ 18, इंडिया टुडे, द पायनियर जैसे राष्ट्रीय मीडिया संस्थानों को भी...

thewirehindi.com

 

[Sushubh]

Private spy software sold by NSO group found on cellphones worldwide - Washington Post

 

[Sushubh]

Digital Forensics Show S.A.R. Geelani’s Phone Was Hacked, Likely With Zero-Click Exploit

Potential target for surveillance was ‘Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners’, with the phone numbers of scholars and activists also appearing in leaked list.

thewire.in

 

[Sushubh]

Hacking Software Was Used to Spy on Jamal Khashoggi's Wife Months Before His Murder

Two women closest to the journalist were selected for potential surveillance by clients of the Israeli company NSO Group.

thewire.in

 

[Tejas01]

Phones Of Indian Politicians, Journalists Hacked Using Pegasus: 10 Facts On Report

Phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a database of targets for hacking that used Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' - only available to governments - reported The Wire and other publications on Sunday.

www.ndtv.com

This is some serious shit man!!