An international collaborative investigative effort has revealed that more than 50,000 people across the world were identified for targeted surveillance using a sophisticated piece of spyware called #Pegasus. Developed by Israeli private company #NSO, Pegasus was reportedly used here in India as well.
So, what is Pegasus? How does it work? And who were the potential targets for surveillance in India?
Meghnad S tells you the basics of this massive investigation and what it uncovered.
With inputs from Anukriti Malik.
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UPDATE: After shooting this video, NSO group issued a statement saying that the list is not a list of potential targets of Pegasus and is not related to NSO.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/enough-is-enough-nso-group-says-it-will-not-respond-to-media-inquiries-on-pegasus/articleshow/84619506.cms?from=mdr
Suggested readings:
https://m.thewire.in/tagsearch?keyword=pegasus-project
https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/pegasus-project
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/07/18/takeaways-nso-pegasus-project/
https://forbiddenstories.org/pegasus-project-articles/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/07/the-pegasus-project/
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