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WhatsApp Says Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Users in Two Dozen Countries
WhatsApp reported that Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted numerous users, including journalists and civil society members. Following the hack, WhatsApp issued a cease-and-desist letter to Paragon. WhatsApp emphasized its commitment to protecting users' private communication.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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Pegasus Use for Committing ‘Horrible Human Rights Abuses’ Must Be Stopped, Says WhatsApp Chief
Israeli Firm NSO Group’s Pegasus is used to “commit horrible human rights abuses” globally and “it must be stopped”, WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart said in a long thread on Twitter. Cathcart’s comments have come in response to the latest investigation carried out by a global media consortium that has revealed that the spyware is being use...
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Explained: How Pegasus Is Used To Hack Into Phones To Spy On Users
In 2019, WhatsApp alleged that Pegasus was used to snoop on 1,400 of its users across the world, including Indian journalists. NSO, the spyware's Israeli developer, denied this saying it is sold only to "vetted and legitimate government agencies".
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Facebook Joined by Human Rights Groups to Fight Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group
A coalition of human rights and press freedom groups have filed a brief supporting Facebook’s lawsuit against the Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group, arguing that the “very core of the principles that America represents” are at stake in the case.
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Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell Join Facebook’s Legal Battle Against Israeli Hacking Company NSO After WhatsApp Hack
Microsoft, Google, Dell, and Cisco have joined Facebook in a legal battle against hacking company NSO. The tech giants have filed an amicus brief in a US federal court saying that the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful and dangerous”.
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WhatsApp Pay Refutes Allegations of Data Hacking by Spyware Pegasus in Supreme Court
WhatsApp refuted before the Supreme Court the claims that its payment services system was not secure and reliable and can be hacked by Israeli spy software Pegasus.
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WhatsApp: Government Plans Security Audit of Chat App After Hacking Attempt
India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp's security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities in the Facebook-owned messaging platform, technology minister said on Thursday.
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Facebook Sued by Workers at Israeli Spyware Firm Over Blocked Personal Accounts
A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media giant had unfairly blocked their private accounts when it sued NSO last month.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Payments May Put Indian Digital Banking at Risk: Experts
After WhatsApp accounts of 121 Indians were compromised by the Israeli spyware Pegasus, experts have warned that the payment feature the Facebook-owned platform is planning to launch in India may put the digital banking system at risk.
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WhatsApp Had Said 121 Indians Were Snooped On In Second Alert
121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company had informed Indian authorities in the last week of September, as firstreported by the Indian Expressand confirmed by sources to NDTV. This was the second alert after May, according to sources, which was sent by...
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"My Phone Was Tapped," Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames Centre, "2-3 States"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the centre to launch an investigation into messaging service WhatsApp's announcement that unnamed entities had used Israeli spyware to snoop on journalists and human rights activists.
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"Shameful": Sonia Gandhi Slams Centre Over WhatsApp Snooping Row
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has hit out at the centre over the snooping row triggered by WhatsApp's allegation that an Israeli spyware was used to target Indian users earlier this year, saying such activities are "illegal, un-constitutional and shameful".
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Which Government Wing Purchased Pegasus: Kapil Sibal Questions Centre Over Spyware Scandal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday sought answers from the centre over the controversy surrounding Israeli spyware Pegasus which has breached into mobile phones of government officials through WhatsApp.
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WhatsApp Says Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Users in Two Dozen Countries
WhatsApp reported that Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted numerous users, including journalists and civil society members. Following the hack, WhatsApp issued a cease-and-desist letter to Paragon. WhatsApp emphasized its commitment to protecting users' private communication.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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Pegasus Use for Committing ‘Horrible Human Rights Abuses’ Must Be Stopped, Says WhatsApp Chief
Israeli Firm NSO Group’s Pegasus is used to “commit horrible human rights abuses” globally and “it must be stopped”, WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart said in a long thread on Twitter. Cathcart’s comments have come in response to the latest investigation carried out by a global media consortium that has revealed that the spyware is being use...
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Explained: How Pegasus Is Used To Hack Into Phones To Spy On Users
In 2019, WhatsApp alleged that Pegasus was used to snoop on 1,400 of its users across the world, including Indian journalists. NSO, the spyware's Israeli developer, denied this saying it is sold only to "vetted and legitimate government agencies".
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Facebook Joined by Human Rights Groups to Fight Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group
A coalition of human rights and press freedom groups have filed a brief supporting Facebook’s lawsuit against the Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group, arguing that the “very core of the principles that America represents” are at stake in the case.
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Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell Join Facebook’s Legal Battle Against Israeli Hacking Company NSO After WhatsApp Hack
Microsoft, Google, Dell, and Cisco have joined Facebook in a legal battle against hacking company NSO. The tech giants have filed an amicus brief in a US federal court saying that the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful and dangerous”.
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WhatsApp Pay Refutes Allegations of Data Hacking by Spyware Pegasus in Supreme Court
WhatsApp refuted before the Supreme Court the claims that its payment services system was not secure and reliable and can be hacked by Israeli spy software Pegasus.
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WhatsApp: Government Plans Security Audit of Chat App After Hacking Attempt
India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp's security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities in the Facebook-owned messaging platform, technology minister said on Thursday.
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Facebook Sued by Workers at Israeli Spyware Firm Over Blocked Personal Accounts
A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media giant had unfairly blocked their private accounts when it sued NSO last month.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Payments May Put Indian Digital Banking at Risk: Experts
After WhatsApp accounts of 121 Indians were compromised by the Israeli spyware Pegasus, experts have warned that the payment feature the Facebook-owned platform is planning to launch in India may put the digital banking system at risk.
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WhatsApp Had Said 121 Indians Were Snooped On In Second Alert
121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company had informed Indian authorities in the last week of September, as firstreported by the Indian Expressand confirmed by sources to NDTV. This was the second alert after May, according to sources, which was sent by...
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"My Phone Was Tapped," Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames Centre, "2-3 States"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the centre to launch an investigation into messaging service WhatsApp's announcement that unnamed entities had used Israeli spyware to snoop on journalists and human rights activists.
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"Shameful": Sonia Gandhi Slams Centre Over WhatsApp Snooping Row
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has hit out at the centre over the snooping row triggered by WhatsApp's allegation that an Israeli spyware was used to target Indian users earlier this year, saying such activities are "illegal, un-constitutional and shameful".
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Which Government Wing Purchased Pegasus: Kapil Sibal Questions Centre Over Spyware Scandal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday sought answers from the centre over the controversy surrounding Israeli spyware Pegasus which has breached into mobile phones of government officials through WhatsApp.
