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: Pegasus: Indian politicians and reporters on list of targets for spyware ‘sold only to governments’ #IndiaNEWS Phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition politicians, journalists, activists

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Pegasus: Indian politicians and reporters on list of targets for spyware ‘sold only to governments’ #IndiaNEWS
Phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition politicians, journalists, activists and others are listed on a leaked database that reportedly reflects potential targets of illegal cyber surveillance using the Pegasus hacking software, according to the Wire. Forensic tests revealed that at least some of those named on the list had their phones hacked by the spyware that Israeli company NSO Group says it only sells to “vetted governments?.The leaks raise questions about cyber surveillance of Indian citizens, particularly in light of the government’s failure to deny whether it has purchased licences for the Pegasus hacking software after similar revelations in the past. A government statement on Sunday once again failed to categorically address questions of whether any Indian agencies had used the spyware. Instead, it said that “there has been no unauthorised interception? and that “the allegations regarding government surveillance on specific people has no concrete basis or truth associated with it whatsoever?.Spyware targetsThe leaked list, featuring more than 50,000 phone numbers “concentrated in countries known to engage in surveillance of their citizenpXYHXYYYXHۜٚ]ܘY[ܚY[[[H[][ۘ[ XY]] M]ܙ[][ۜوHYڙX Xܙ[HڙKXYۈH[X[ܝ[ۈوH 8'HوH[H]XH[YHݙ
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