NSO snooping row now raised in Indian Parliament, Indian IT Minister replies in writing. Watch this video to understand the complete matter.

NSO snooping row now raised in Indian Parliament, Indian IT Minister replies in writing

Many complaints have been registered of phone hacking in the state Chhattisgarh. At least 121 Indians were targeted. After that, Chhattisgarh govt has set up an investigation panel for WhatsApp hacking allegations. This panel will submit its report in a month. WhatsApp has been claimed that NSO has misused its platform to aid spying. Watch this video to find out more in detail.

Chhattisgarh Govt set up an investigation panel for WhatsApp hacking allegations

WhatsApp Snoopgate: WION finds new 'Hideout' of the NSO group. Watch video to know more.

WhatsApp Snoopgate: WION finds new 'Hideout' of the NSO group

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/nso-snoop-row-how-pegasus-broke-into-whatsapp-260055">Spyware Pegasus and Israeli firm NSO</a> are making headlines. Facebook has taken NSO to court for <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/whatsapp-sues-israels-nso-for-alleged-cyber-espionage-targeting-civil-society-worldwide-258713">hacking into the phones of thousands</a> of people across the globe through WhatsApp. As the row continues to simmer, WION gets the exclusive details.

WION's West Asia bureau chief Daniele Pagani tracked down the NSO headquarters which had moved out of its original building to an undisclosed building complex.

As part of our investigation, WION has also accessed the full 140-page report filed by WhatsApp in the US court. The report gives details about NSO's dealings with governments across the world. What kind of services does NSO offer? What can its super-weapon "the Pegasus" really do?

WION also has access to the agreement that the NSO had signed with a company in Ghana. It has a list of all that these hackers can do. The contract was to monitor 25 phones.

And this isn't just about hacking WhatsApp. The NSO contract says it can monitor virtually any popular smartphone app. &nbsp;

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Exposed!

In today's world, our lives revolve around our smartphones. It has all our details - from our pictures to access to our bank account. Israel's NSO group has built the most powerful spying tool of this century called Pegasus.

For the first time, WhatsApp's lawsuit has revealed the extent to which Pegasus can spy a person.

As part of WhatsApp's court filings, a secret agreement between the NSO and a company in Ghana is now public. The agreement was signed in the year 2015 between the NSO group and Infraloks development limited.

Reports claim Infraloks was a front for the government of Ghana. The deal was worth $8 million and required the monitoring of 25 phones.

NSO's spying tools

The NSO group had offered an entire suite of services. Its tools can hack all major smartphone softwares from iOS, Android or Blackberry. It can read and record virtually anything on a smartphone. It can even extract contact details, messages, emails and the entire call log along with communication done over WhatsApp, Skype or on any of the instant messaging applications.

Tools from the NSO can even record calls and use the phone's camera to capture you. The software even knows how to switch off the phone's flash.

What comes as a shock is that the NSO built exclusion clauses for the citizens of America and Israel.

The NSO group has its headquarters in Israel. It used an American company called Westbridge Technologies Inc. to drum up business in the United States.

And this was just one business. Citizen Lab - part of the University of Toronto in Canada - says there are 36 likely operators of Pegasus across at least 45 countries.

The NSO has refused to reveal the full list of governments it deals with and maintains that it only sells its software to governments. There exists no regulation or legal oversight over this new age surveillance.

The Amnesty International has filed a lawsuit to get the NSO's licence revoked. WION had spoken to Gil Naveh, communications unit head at the Amnesty International who had talked about the specifics of the case and the foundation of the lawsuit.

Spyware Pegasus and Israeli firm NSO are making headlines. Facebook has taken NSO to court for hacking into the phones of thousands of people across the globe through WhatsApp.

Spyware Pegasus and Israeli firm NSO are making headlines. Facebook has taken NSO to court for hacking into the phones of thousands of people across the globe through WhatsApp. As the row continues to simmer, WION gets the exclusive details. WION's West Asia bureau chief Daniele Pagani tracked down the NSO headquarters which had moved out of its original building to an undisclosed building complex. As part of our investigation, WION has also accessed the full 140-page report filed by WhatsApp in the US court. The report gives details about NSO's dealings with governments across the world. What kind of services does NSO offer? What can its super-weapon "the Pegasus" really do? WION also has access to the agreement that the NSO had signed with a company in Ghana. It has a list of all that these hackers can do. The contract was to monitor 25 phones. And this isn't just about hacking WhatsApp. The NSO contract says it can monitor virtually any popular smartphone app. × Exposed! In today's world, our lives revolve around our smartphones. It has all our details - from our pictures to access to our bank account. Israel's NSO group has built the most powerful spying tool of this century called Pegasus. For the first time, WhatsApp's lawsuit has revealed the extent to which Pegasus can spy a person. As part of WhatsApp's court filings, a secret agreement between the NSO and a company in Ghana is now public. The agreement was signed in the year 2015 between the NSO group and Infraloks development limited. Reports claim Infraloks was a front for the government of Ghana. The deal was worth $8 million and required the monitoring of 25 phones. NSO's spying tools The NSO group had offered an entire suite of services. Its tools can hack all major smartphone softwares from iOS, Android or Blackberry. It can read and record virtually anything on a smartphone. It can even extract contact details, messages, emails and the entire call log along with communication done over WhatsApp, Skype or on any of the instant messaging applications. Tools from the NSO can even record calls and use the phone's camera to capture you. The software even knows how to switch off the phone's flash. What comes as a shock is that the NSO built exclusion clauses for the citizens of America and Israel. The NSO group has its headquarters in Israel. It used an American company called Westbridge Technologies Inc. to drum up business in the United States. And this was just one business. Citizen Lab - part of the University of Toronto in Canada - says there are 36 likely operators of Pegasus across at least 45 countries. The NSO has refused to reveal the full list of governments it deals with and maintains that it only sells its software to governments. There exists no regulation or legal oversight over this new age surveillance. The Amnesty International has filed a lawsuit to get the NSO's licence revoked. WION had spoken to Gil Naveh, communications unit head at the Amnesty International who had talked about the specifics of the case and the foundation of the lawsuit.

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Satirist Saudi govt for surveillance using NSO's Pegasus spyware. Watch video to know more.

Satirist Saudi govt for surveillance using NSO's Pegasus spyware

The recent WhatsApp hacking spree was carried out using a very powerful software called Pegasus, a product of the Israeli-based NSO group. Many journalists, activists and diplomats were caught off guard by the Spygate scandal.

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Amnesty International has filed a lawsuit to get NSO's licence revoked. Know more from Gil Naveh, Head Communications Unit, Amnesty International.

Amnesty International filed a lawsuit to get NSO's licence revoked

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WION investigates NSO Group, which owns 'Pegasus' spyware that hacked WhatsApp. Watch video to know more.

WION investigates NSO Group, which owns 'Pegasus' spyware that hacked WhatsApp

The recent <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/exiled-satirist-sues-saudi-arabia-govt-for-surveillance-using-nsos-pegasus-spyware-259971">WhatsApp hacking spree</a> was carried out using a very powerful software called Pegasus, a product of the Israeli-based NSO group. Many journalists, activists and diplomats were caught off guard by the Spygate scandal.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The software labelled as a weapon can access anyone's mobile phone. As per the company, the software was created to tackle terrorist organisations and organised crime.

WION's West Asia chief, Daniele Pagani decodes the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/name-board-of-whatsapp-snoopgate-firm-nso-goes-missing-office-shifted-to-undisclosed-location-259800">Pegasus software </a>which can virtually access anything on your smartphone.

Page-16 of the user manual of Pegasus which was leaked recently on the internet describes what kind of data Pegasus can access; the answer is "anything" be it your photos, browser history, calendar records, social media, even phone calls.

<a href="http://cms.wionews.com/photos/a-look-at-israels-thriving-hacking-industry-260021">In pics: A brief look at Israel's thriving hacking industry</a>

If this isn't scary enough, the Pegasus can monitor your location as well and record you via the phone's microphone.

It can also access snapshots from the phone's camera and even capture the screen.

Page-nine of the document lists out the benefits of Pegasus.

Watch: WION breaks down how Pegasus broke into WhatsApp

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Hackers can get unlimited access to a target's mobile devices.

They can intercept calls and data while tracking specific applications like Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook and even the Blackberry messenger.

Pegasus is the ultimate cyber-surveillance tool as it can extract data and information without the victims even realising that they have been hacked.

The Pegasus user manual proudly proclaims on page-10 that the spyware doesn't leave a trace on a device as it can self destruct to escape detection.

Here is how it looks on the other side.

If you are using Pegasus to spy on someone these are the tools that are available to you.

All stolen data is organised neatly into a calendar styled preview.

The hackers can create alerts to track certain activity and can also even choose to view any specific activities, like messages, location information or emails.

There is a call log too. Once a victim is hacked, their phone calls can be monitored. There is an option to playback specific conversations.

There is a dashboard to track location activity as well.

A victim's movements are tracked by taking control of the GPS on the phone it is represented on the map with location markers.

The recent WhatsApp hacking spree was carried out using a very powerful software called Pegasus, a product of the Israeli-based NSO group. Many journalists, activists and diplomats were caught off guard by the Spygate scandal. The software labelled as a weapon can access anyone's mobile phone. As per the company, the software was created to tackle terrorist organisations and organised crime. WION's West Asia chief, Daniele Pagani decodes the Pegasus software which can virtually access anything on your smartphone. Page-16 of the user manual of Pegasus which was leaked recently on the internet describes what kind of data Pegasus can access; the answer is "anything" be it your photos, browser history, calendar records, social media, even phone calls. In pics: A brief look at Israel's thriving hacking industry If this isn't scary enough, the Pegasus can monitor your location as well and record you via the phone's microphone. It can also access snapshots from the phone's camera and even capture the screen. Page-nine of the document lists out the benefits of Pegasus. Watch: WION breaks down how Pegasus broke into WhatsApp × Hackers can get unlimited access to a target's mobile devices. They can intercept calls and data while tracking specific applications like Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook and even the Blackberry messenger. Pegasus is the ultimate cyber-surveillance tool as it can extract data and information without the victims even realising that they have been hacked. The Pegasus user manual proudly proclaims on page-10 that the spyware doesn't leave a trace on a device as it can self destruct to escape detection. Here is how it looks on the other side. If you are using Pegasus to spy on someone these are the tools that are available to you. All stolen data is organised neatly into a calendar styled preview. The hackers can create alerts to track certain activity and can also even choose to view any specific activities, like messages, location information or emails. There is a call log too. Once a victim is hacked, their phone calls can be monitored. There is an option to playback specific conversations. There is a dashboard to track location activity as well. A victim's movements are tracked by taking control of the GPS on the phone it is represented on the map with location markers.

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Thursday said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus.

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The list of victims of the Whatsapp hack is growing. Smartphones of 41 Indians were compromised. But all parties involved - from WhatsApp to the NSO group and the government - are passing the buck.

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Senior&nbsp;government&nbsp;officials&nbsp;in multiple US-allied countries were&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;earlier this year with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/how-israel-spyware-firm-nso-operates-in-shadowy-cyber-world-218782">hacking&nbsp;software</a> that used Facebook Inc's&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.

Sources&nbsp;familiar with&nbsp;WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile&nbsp;government&nbsp;and military&nbsp;officials&nbsp;spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are US&nbsp;allies, they said.

The&nbsp;hacking&nbsp;of a wider group of top&nbsp;government&nbsp;officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.

WhatsApp&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/whatsapp-sues-israels-nso-for-alleged-cyber-espionage-targeting-civil-society-worldwide-258713">filed a lawsuit</a> on Tuesday against Israeli&nbsp;hacking&nbsp;tool developer NSO Group. The Facebook-owned software giant alleges that NSO Group built and sold a&nbsp;hacking&nbsp;platform that exploited a flaw in&nbsp;WhatsApp-owned servers to help clients hack into the cellphones of at least 1,400 users between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019.

The total number of&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;users hacked could be even higher. A London-based human rights lawyer, who was among the targets, sent Reuters photographs showing attempts to break into his phone dating back to April 1.

While it is not clear who used the software to hack&nbsp;officials' phones, NSO has said it sells its spyware exclusively to&nbsp;government&nbsp;customers.

Some victims are in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Mexico, Pakistan and India, said people familiar with the investigation.&nbsp;Reuters could not verify whether the&nbsp;government&nbsp;officials&nbsp;were from those countries or elsewhere.

Some Indian nationals have gone public with allegations they were among the targets over the past couple of days; they include journalists, academics, lawyers and defenders of India's Dalit community.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/how-nso-secretly-transmitted-malicious-code-to-infect-phones-with-spyware-258836">NSO</a> said in a statement that it was "not able to disclose who is or is not a client or discuss specific uses of its technology." Previously it has denied any wrongdoing, saying its products are only meant to help&nbsp;governments catch terrorists and criminals.

Cybersecurity researchers have cast doubt on those claims over the years, saying NSO products were used against a wide range of targets, including protesters in countries under authoritarian rule.

Citizen Lab, an independent watchdog group that worked with&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;to identify the&nbsp;hacking&nbsp;targets, said on Tuesday at least 100 of the victims were civil society figures such as journalists and dissidents, not criminals.

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, said it was not surprising that foreign&nbsp;officials&nbsp;would be&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;as well.

“It is an open secret that many technologies branded for law enforcement investigations are used for state-on-state and political espionage,” Scott-Railton said.

Prior to notifying victims,&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;checked the target list against existing law enforcement requests for information relating to criminal investigations, such as terrorism or child exploitation cases. But the company found no overlap, said a person familiar with the matter.&nbsp;Governments can submit such requests for information to&nbsp;WhatsApp&nbsp;through&nbsp;an online portal the company maintains.

WhatsApp&nbsp;has said it sent warning notifications to affected users earlier this week. The company has declined to comment on the identities of NSO Group's clients, who ultimately chose the targets.

Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.

Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation. Sources familiar with WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are US allies, they said. The hacking of a wider group of top government officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Israeli hacking tool developer NSO Group. The Facebook-owned software giant alleges that NSO Group built and sold a hacking platform that exploited a flaw in WhatsApp-owned servers to help clients hack into the cellphones of at least 1,400 users between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019. The total number of WhatsApp users hacked could be even higher. A London-based human rights lawyer, who was among the targets, sent Reuters photographs showing attempts to break into his phone dating back to April 1. While it is not clear who used the software to hack officials' phones, NSO has said it sells its spyware exclusively to government customers. Some victims are in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Mexico, Pakistan and India, said people familiar with the investigation. Reuters could not verify whether the government officials were from those countries or elsewhere. Some Indian nationals have gone public with allegations they were among the targets over the past couple of days; they include journalists, academics, lawyers and defenders of India's Dalit community. NSO said in a statement that it was "not able to disclose who is or is not a client or discuss specific uses of its technology." Previously it has denied any wrongdoing, saying its products are only meant to help governments catch terrorists and criminals. Cybersecurity researchers have cast doubt on those claims over the years, saying NSO products were used against a wide range of targets, including protesters in countries under authoritarian rule. Citizen Lab, an independent watchdog group that worked with WhatsApp to identify the hacking targets, said on Tuesday at least 100 of the victims were civil society figures such as journalists and dissidents, not criminals. John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, said it was not surprising that foreign officials would be targeted as well. “It is an open secret that many technologies branded for law enforcement investigations are used for state-on-state and political espionage,” Scott-Railton said. Prior to notifying victims, WhatsApp checked the target list against existing law enforcement requests for information relating to criminal investigations, such as terrorism or child exploitation cases. But the company found no overlap, said a person familiar with the matter. Governments can submit such requests for information to WhatsApp through an online portal the company maintains. WhatsApp has said it sent warning notifications to affected users earlier this week. The company has declined to comment on the identities of NSO Group's clients, who ultimately chose the targets.

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Application WhatsApp was used to hack smartphones. The journalists, activists, Diplomats are among the victims. NSO Group was accused of using WhatsApp to hack phones. Indian Government sends notice to WhatsApp.

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