Topic: Pegasus

Communist Party of India (Marxist) member in the Rajya Sabha John Brittas has moved the Supreme Court demanding a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists and politicians using the Israeli spyware Pegasus.

Days after media reported that Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi's phone was on a list of potential targets for surveillance using the Israeli spyware Pegasus, Gandhi said that not only all his phones are tapped but his security personnel had been asked to report to their seniors everything he said.

Three presidents, 10 prime ministers, and a king are among the more than 50,000 individuals whose phone numbers appeared on a leaked list of potential targets...

The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to illegally undermine the rights of those under surveillance, including journalists and politicians, was “extremely alarming” and confirmed “some of the worst fears” surrounding the potential misuse of such technology.

Accusing the Narendra Modi government of “treason” and compromising on national security over the Pegasus spyware issue, the main Opposition Congress on Monday demanded the sacking of Home Minister Amit Shah and a probe into the “role of Prime Minister” Narendra Modi in the matter.

The Supreme Court staffer who accused former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment in April 2019, is among the names revealed today as potential targets of Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' in the latest set of explosive revelations by The Wire.