According to sources Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to look into allegations that spyware sold by NSO has been abused on a global scale. The team is headed by Israel's National Security Council which has broader areas of expertise than the defense ministry.

Reports: Israel sets up inter-ministerial panel to probe Pegasus snooping allegations

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday reiterated that the media report about the use of Pegasus spyware is a carefully-timed attempt to malign the Indian democracy.

IT Minister reiterates media report attempted to malign Indian democracy

The disclosure that the phones of over 300 people in India were allegedly targeted using spyware Pegasus, supplied by an Israeli company NSO Group, has raised many serious ethical, political and legal questions.

WION visits NSO headquarters in Herzliya, Tel Aviv

Morocco has said that it "categorically rejects and condemns these unfounded and false allegations", adding that it was "erroneous" and "false" to say the country had infiltrated the phones of national or foreign public figures, the report said.

Why would Morocco spy on French President?

Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to "look into" proliferating allegations that spyware sold by a Israeli cyber firm has been abused on a global scale, an Israeli source said on Wednesday, while adding that an export review was unlikely.

Israel's National Security Council 'looking into' NSO Pegasus spyware allegations

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology will question officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on July 28 in connection with reports about the illegal surveillance using Pegasus spyware.

Pegasus row: Shashi Tharoor urges probe on matter of 'National Security'

Pegasus row: Parliament panel to hold meeting on data security on July 28

French President Emmanuel Macron's phone was targeted by Pegasus spyware, the NGO that leaked the list of numbers claimed on Tuesday. Forbidden Stories, a Paris-based media nonprofit allegedly had access to the leaked numbers.

Pegasus spyware targeted French President Macron: Report

The Pegasus spyware is again at the centre of a major controversy. On Sunday, July 18, it was widely reported that documents acquired and evaluated by a international media collaboration showed a list of phone numbers that are claimed to have been potentially targeted for surveillance by an unidentified agency using the Pegasus spyware. It is reported that over 40 journalists in India were targeted alongside a few other public figures like politicians and activists. While this is a developing story, it is paramount to understand the software, its history and how it can hack into your smartphone to completely compromise your information.

Explainer: What is Pegasus spyware? How does it hack into your phone to spy on you?

Hungary denied media reports on Monday that it used secret software to infiltrate the smartphones of investigative journalists and other public figures. "The government has no knowledge of this type of data collection," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a press conference, adding that Hungary's civilian intelligence agency did not use the Pegasus software "in any way".

Hungary denies using Pegasus spyware

Israel's technology firm NSO has been accused of using its cyber spyware Pegasus to surveil journalists globally. The latest findings are part of a global investigation called the Pegasus project.

Israel's NSO accused of using Pegasus for spying

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 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Exclusive: WION tracks down new NSO headquarters in Tel Aviv

WhatsApp has sued Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group, accusing it of hacking the phones of 1400 people including senior government officials, human rights activists and journalists.

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over 'deep involvement' in hacking phones

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

Amnesty International sued Israeli Defence Ministry over Pegasus. Watch video to know more.

Amnesty International sued Israeli Defence Ministry over Pegasus

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.

WION investigates: Unearthing the NSO controversy

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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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

Explainer: NSO spygate row - How Pegasus broke into WhatsApp

WION tracks down Israeli Firm NSO and breaks down how Pegasus broke into WhatsApp. WION is first Indian Channel at NSO office.

WION breaks down how Pegasus broke into WhatsApp

Whatsapp on Sunday replied to the Indian Government's notice on Israeli firm's spyware Pegasus. Countering the Information and Technology (IT) Ministry's claim, the Facebook-owned entity said that it had alerted the government about the privacy breach in September.

Whatsapp replies to government; says alerted about privacy breach in September

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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