Tag: Spyware

Categories EU

French finance minister says Pegasus spyware may have infected govt devices, including his own phone

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France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire has revealed that authorities are probing whether Pegasus malware had infected government devices, after reports claimed that world leaders were being targeted using the Israeli spyware. … Read More >French finance minister says Pegasus spyware may have infected govt devices, including his own phone

Categories Middle East

Israel tells France it takes NSO spyware allegations ‘seriously’ after defense ministers discuss Pegasus affair

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Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said the country is taking allegations around Pegasus spyware, sold by Israeli firm NSO, “seriously” after discussing the scandal with his French counterpart Florence Parly. … Read More >Israel tells France it takes NSO spyware allegations ‘seriously’ after defense ministers discuss Pegasus affair

Categories Asia & Pacific

India’s opposition demands inquiry into alleged govt ‘treason’ over use of Pegasus spyware

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A key opposition figure in India has called for an investigation into the use of the Pegasus spyware software and accused PM Narendra Modi’s government of “treason” for its alleged deployment of the surveillance tech. … Read More >India’s opposition demands inquiry into alleged govt ‘treason’ over use of Pegasus spyware

Categories Shows

Shashi Tharoor on India’s Pegasus spyware scandal and Modi’s coronavirus disaster

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Shashi Tharoor MP, one of India’s most renowned authors and a heavyweight of the Indian National Congress. He discusses the Pegasus spyware leaks that show 40 journalists, Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and two serving union ministers were on a list of potential targets … Read More >Shashi Tharoor on India’s Pegasus spyware scandal and Modi’s coronavirus disaster

Categories EU

Morocco SUING Amnesty International over claims it spied on French President Macron with Israeli malware

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The Moroccan government is reportedly suing Amnesty International and a French NGO for defamation after the groups claimed Rabat’s agents used Israeli malware to spy on French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron. … Read More >Morocco SUING Amnesty International over claims it spied on French President Macron with Israeli malware

Categories Russia

Russian tech billionaire Durov unsurprised to be listed in bombshell Pegasus data leak, says he already knew he was being targeted

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Following revelations that Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov was targeted by the notorious Pegasus spyware, the tech billionaire has revealed that he has known for years that he was a potential target of surveillance. … Read More >Russian tech billionaire Durov unsurprised to be listed in bombshell Pegasus data leak, says he already knew he was being targeted

Categories EU

Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

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The Hungarian prosecutor general’s office has said it is opening an inquiry into possible criminal offences after a bombshell report claimed Viktor Orban’s government spied on the country’s media using Israeli surveillance tech. … Read More >Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

Categories Shows

Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

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In this episode of Going Underground, we speak to WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson. He discusses the leaks that showed some 50,000 people are potential targets of the Pegasus spyware that has been sold to governments around the world by NSO, an Israeli company, and the inescapable global surveillance apparatus that has now become privatized. He also discusses Julian Assange’s US extradition case, slamming the ongoing detention of the WikiLeaks founder … Read More >Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

Categories World

‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more

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The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. … Read More >‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more