New Delhi: Spyware Pegasus Military Class, licensed by the Israeli company NSO Group, used to hack a cellphone belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and politicians, investigations by a group of 17 media organizations have revealed.
More than 50,000 smartphone numbers appear on the list of concentrated telephones in countries known to be involved in supervision of their citizens and also known to have become clients from the NSO group.
The leaked database was accessed by Paris-based media, non-profit forbidden stories and Amnesty International and shared with several news organizations as part of a collaborative investigation called ‘Pegasus Project’.
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Smartphones are hacked to collect confidential information, according to investigation by Washington Post and 16 media partners.
Security security lab that examines 67 smartphones where attacks are suspected.
From them, 23 was infected with being infected and 14 showed signs of penetration efforts.
For the remaining 30, the test was inconclusive, in some cases because the phone was replaced.
The list includes more than 300 indian cell phone numbers verified according to the wire, which is part of the investigation, the list includes more than 300 india cell phone numbers verified, including those used by the minister, opposition leader, journalists, government officials, government officials , Government officials, scientists, rights and other activists.
Forensic tests are carried out as part of this project in a small cross section of cellphones related to these numbers revealing clear targeting signs by pegasus spyware in 37 cellphones, where 10 is India.
The amount in the database includes more than 40 journalists, three main opposition figures, one constitutional authority, two presents ministers in the Government of Narendra Modi, currents and former heads and officials of security organizations and recorded wire reports.
‘Trying to slander Indian democracy and His institutions as a reaction to the report said that allegations of government supervision in certain people do not have a concrete base or truth associated with it.
In the past, similar claims were made about the use of Pegasus on WhatsApp by Indian state.
The reports also did not have a factual basis and categorically rejected by all parties, including WhatsApp at the Supreme Court of India.
This news report, thus, it also seems to be a similar fishing expedition, based on suspicion and excessive to slander Indian democracy and its institutions, the government said in its response.
‘Reporter identifies more than 1,000 people covering more than 50 countries.
The numbers in the list cannot be denied, but journalists are able to identify more than 1,000 people who cover more than 50 countries through research and interviews on four continents.
In the list are several members of the Arab Royal Family, at least 65 business executives, 85 human rights activists, 189 journalists, and more than 600 politicians and government officials – including the minister of cabinets, diplomats, and military and security officers.
The number of several heads of state and the prime minister also appeared in the list.
The media consortium analyzes lists through interviews and cellphone forensic analysis, and by comparing details with previously reported information about NSO.
Amnesty security lab checks 67 smartphones where the attack is suspected.
From them, 23 was infected with being infected and 14 showed signs of penetration efforts.
NSO’s response response to detailed questions from the consortium, NSO said in a statement that it did not operate spyware which was licensed to the client and did not have regular access to the data they collected.
NSO calls excessive and unfounded investigative findings.
It is also said that it does not operate spyware which is licensed to its clients and “does not have insight” into their specific intelligence activities.
NSO describes its customers as 60 intelligence, military and law enforcement agencies in 40 countries, although it will not confirm their identity, citing client’s confidentiality obligations.