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How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market, says Amrita Singh. Photograph:......

India views its privacy seriously: IT minister

Amid the furore over Pegasus hacking incident, information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday sent out a strong message saying India takes privacy seriously of which informational......

WhatsAppgate: Foreign lobbies involved, believes govt

Home ministry sources say there are fears that international lobbies might have been involved in spying, to create a narrative around Indian governance as well as the economy. Neha Alawadhi &......

2 House panels to take up WhatsApp snooping case

Two parliamentary panels headed by Congress leaders have decided to examine the WhatsApp snooping case and will seek details from top government officials including the home secretary. Describing......

Cong claims Priyanka received WhatsApp hack alert

The Congress on Sunday claimed that senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had received a message from WhatsApp informing her that her phone was suspected to have been hacked. The party,......

The Pegasus mess: Has the govt actually spied on you?

This episode highlights that the country’s surveillance systems are not robust enough to ward off and prevent such attacks in the future. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The tug of......

Whatsapp Pay's India launch in jeopardy

Top officials in key ministries, including finance and IT, are of the opinion that a sensitive payments system such as UPI should not be on a platform whose security is possibly compromised.......

Spyware row: WhatsApp downloads in India drop by a staggering 80%

On October 29, WhatsApp announced it was suing NSO Group for selling its software, Pegasus, which has the ability to compromise a device and get access to all of a target’s data. Spooked by......

How Spyware was installed on phones through WhatsApp calls

The spyware gained access to a person's phone even if the attacker's WhatsApp call wasn't answered. The calls also often disappeared from call logs, and affected Android, iPhone and Tizen-based......

How airlines plan to draw passengers' attention

Air Carnival, Air Asia, TruJet try innovative ways to break the clutter in a crowded turf Over the past few years, a host of regional airlines have set up their base in the South; TruJet, Air......

Get to know the Wrath Of The Titans

This Friday, fantasy film Wrath Of The Titans promises to entertain us, and keep us on the edge of our seats. A sequel to the 2010 film Clash Of The Titans, the new film stars Sam Worthington,......

Review: Johnny English Reborn isn't funny

Preeti Arora writes that Johnny English Reborn just isn't funny. Post YOUR reviews here!Johnny English has everything you'd find in a Bond film -- pricey cars, fancy gadgets, sharp suits and......

'My husband was not murdered'

Bob Woolmer's wife Gill on Friday rubbished the stories being spread across the Internet that her husband was murdered in the West Indies during the 2007 cricket World Cup. Many blogs, in the past......

Spotted: Murali, Mahela and Bond

ReaderVishant Bhatia sent us these pictures from Kingston. 'I wanted to share some pictures thatmy friends and I took during our trip to Kingston to see the World Cup semi-finals between Sri......

Inquest hears of blood, vomit in Woolmer death

A Jamaican chambermaid said on Tuesday she found a bloodied bed, an overturned chair and a smell like alcohol and vomit when she stumbled on former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's unconscious......

Pathologist defends his findings

The Jamaican Police might have closed the Bob Woolmer chapter, concluding the death as natural, but Indian born pathologist Dr Ere Seshaiah, whose autopsy report formed an important part in the......

New revelations in Woolmer case

In a new twist to the Bob Woolmer murder case, a Pakistan television channel claimed on Thursday that two champagne bottles that were reportedly mixed with a poisonous substance were passed on to......

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How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/how-pegasus-used-whatsapp-servers-to-infect-phones/20191114.htm

Has the govt actually spied on you?

This episode highlights that the country’s surveillance systems are not robust enough to ward off and prevent such attacks in the future.... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/the-pegasus-mess-has-the-govt-actually-spied-on-you/20191113.htm

Baghel orders probe

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel seeks a probe into illegal surveillance in the state affairs through Israeli spyware Pegasus that was... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/whatsapp-snooping-row-baghel-orders-probe/articleshow/72006046.cms

India must now reform its surveillance law | HT Analysis

The WhatsApp-Pegasus controversy affords a golden opportunity to do just that analysis Updated: Nov 08, 2019 19:24 IST Gautam Bhatia Laws, the rule... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/india-must-now-reform-its-surveillance-law-ht-analysis/story-6L9DkdLpJAGWzYDBDYP8KN.html

WhatsApp can’t start payments biz, RBI tells SC

As WhatsApp battles the Israeli spygate (Pegasus) controversy in India, the RBI has told the Supreme Court that the messaging platform, owned by... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/whatsapp-cant-start-payments-business-rbi-tells-sc/articleshow/71963914.cms

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