Pegasus Project Explained: How Ministers, Politicians, Journalists in India Have Been Spied On https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlc_uFxVZY 300 people we know of 16 institutions, 80 jounralist,
A review of the leaked database by The Wire and partner news organisations shows that at least nine numbers belonged to eight activists, lawyers and academics arrested between June 2018 and October 2020 for their supposed role in the Elgar Parishad case.
Pegasus Project: How Phones of Journalists, Ministers, Activists May Have Been Used to Spy On Them https://thewire.in/government/project-pegasus-journalists-ministers-activists-phones-spying
An international collaborative reporting project has established the frightening extent to which governments around the world, including India, could be using surveillance tools in ways that have nothing to do with national security.
Senior lawyer Mihir Desai, who is representing several persons arrested in the case, said that this attack can’t be looked at as “simple surveillance”. “It goes beyond surveillance, it is actually interference with the person’s life. The malware is planted to get control over the person’s data and life,” Desai told The Wire. In the absence of a clear data protection law, it has become a nightmare to defend these cases in court, Desai added.
Phones Of Journalists, Politicians Hacked Using Spyware in 2017-2019: Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbPhZKmsAy4 Phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a leaked database of targets for hacking that used Israeli spyware 'Pegasus', reported news website The Wire and other publications this evening. Members of the legal community, businessmen, government officials, scientists, rights activists and others are also in the list of over 300 verified Indian mobile telephone numbers, the reports said.
2 Ministers, 40 Journalists, 3 Opposition Figures Targeted By Spy Software: Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYR-MC7Bh00 Phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a database of targets for hacking that used Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' - only available to governments - reported The Wire and other publications this evening.