Day after reports surfaced that the Centre allegedly bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017, Congress Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram took a jibe at the Centre by saying that it is the best time to ask Israel if they have any advanced version of the Pegasus spyware. […]
Congress accuses Centre of purchasing Pegasus spyware from Israel in 2017
The Congress on Saturday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) purchased Pegasus spyware from Israel during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in July 2017 and termed it as an “act of treason.” “Brazen hijack of democracy and act of treason. Modi government purchased Pegasus in 2017 along with […]
Pegasus spyware: Ashwani Kumar welcomes SC’s move to form 3-member panel
Senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to constitute a three-member committee to oversee a technical committee that will probe the Pegasus spyware case. The committee will oversee a three-member technical committee, comprising cyber security, digital forensics, networks, and hardware. Ashwani Kumar said, “I welcome the Supreme Court’s order. It is […]
Pressure is increasing on Israel to explain its relationship with Pegasus spyware
Diplomatic pressure is increasing on the state of Israel to give convincing explanations on the nature of its relationship with the NSO Pegasus spyware system, following the revelations of an international investigative report by a team of 80 journalists working for 17 media organizations in ten countries. Pegasus makes it […]