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Topic: Pegasus

Four stages of a photo-copy and who’s got egg on their face

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Washington Post’s Dana Priest wasn’t sure about Pegasus Project. Then she saw the target list

In 'Pegasus', Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud investigate how people’s lives and privacy worldwide are being threatened by cyber-surveillance.

Privacy advocates hail US court findings against Pegasus amid push to end cyber-espionage proliferation

US is concerned that spread of cyber-espionage tools can undermine decisive edge its intel services currently enjoy, an expert says. Threat extends from personal data to govt secrets.

‘Huge win for privacy’: US court holds Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group liable for hacking WhatsApp

No court has held the Israeli tech firm liable for hacking till date. A number of other cases filed against it have been dismissed or dropped by plaintiffs on grounds of personal jurisdiction.

‘Mercenary spyware’ targets KC Venugopal’s iPhone amid Pegasus attack allegations by others

Congress's Venugopal, who is a close aide of LoP Rahul Gandhi, made the allegation based on an alert from Apple. He previously received such an alert on 30 October, 2023.

Apple alerts Mehbooba’s daughter & NGO founder about Pegasus-like attacks. Both fear state surveillance

Iltija Mufti & Pushparaj Deshpande received 'mercenary spyware attack' alerts on their iPhones. Apple has not described these as state-sponsored surveillance.

Amnesty report says Pegasus used on Indian journalists, govt pressured Apple after threat alerts

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar denies allegations, calls the Amnesty International-Washington Post report ‘half facts, fully embellished’.

What’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ on Apple devices — ‘extreme protection’ against sophisticated cyber attacks

Alerts sent out by tech major to some Opposition leaders in India about possible 'state-sponsored' attack has put spotlight on 'Lockdown Mode', released in 2022 as a part of new iOS 16 launch.

Spyware linked to Israeli firm NSO exploits new flaw in Apple devices, Citizen Lab says

Last week, while inspecting the Apple device of an employee from a US-based civil society group, Citizen Lab said it found that the flaw had been used to infect the device with NSO's Pegasus spyware.

Israeli spyware Pegasus invades iPhones, targets include Mexican rights workers, says report

The Citizen Lab reported that the attacks targeted human rights activists who were researching the 2015 mass kidnapping of 43 student demonstrators in Mexico.

On Camera

CJ Roy’s death raises an important question. Why isn’t there a time limit on tax raids?

Deterrence cannot mean institutional licence for an endlessly extensible raid. A search that extends across days, followed by seals and freezes that linger for weeks, begins to resemble a siege.

Market Swings in India Surge From Historic Low as Budget Nears

New Delhi: Indian stocks are seeing a resurgence of volatility just weeks after being dubbed the world’s calmest equity market, with growing skepticism sparking...

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.