US EditionIndia targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty
- Apple issued threat notifications to iPhone users, including journalists and opposition politicians in India, who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers.
- The Indian government publicly doubted Apple's findings and launched a probe into device security, pressuring Apple to provide alternative explanations for the warnings.
- Apple executives in California were disturbed by the pressure campaign, but their efforts to placate authorities had limited results.
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Amnesty International report alleges Pegasus spyware targeted India journalists
Amnesty International released a report on Thursday, alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India. The report specifically highlights the cases of Siddharth Varadarajan, the founding editor of The Wire, and Anand Mangnale, South Asia editor…
Indian government pressed Apple to soften hacking warning: Report
The Indian government privately pressed Apple officials to soften their warnings to Indian journalists and opposition politicians that state-sponsored attackers could be targeting their phones, according to The Washington Post. Senior officials in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration reportedly called Apple India’s managing director, Virat Bhatia, after reports emerged about the notifications in late…
India's government has used a spy program to tap the phones of two investigating journalists, reports The Washington Post and...
Indiens regering har använt ett spionprogram för att avlyssna två grävande journalisters telefoner, rapporterar The Washington Post och Amnesty International. Det är andra gången som Indien anklagas för olaglig övervakning med Pegasus.
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