India targeting high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: AmnestyIn a joint investigation, Amnesty International and The Washington Post reported that India's government has targeted high-profile journali...
29 Dec, 2023, 02.57 PM IST
Apple alerts device hacking threat for India's opposition leaders: What's the brouhaha about?Apple has sent state-sponsored attack warnings to Indian opposition leaders. This comes amid concerns about potential surveillance and cybe...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissentSaudi rights advocates say the imprisonments validate their pre-trip warnings: Biden's attempts to soothe the crown prince have only embold...
02 Nov, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
Paytm’s wild ride continues; China asks Didi to delist from USAll eyes are set on tomorrow as India's digital payment giant Paytm is set to announce its quarterly and half-yearly results even as its sh...
26 Nov, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
Israel slashes list of countries that can buy cyber techIsrael's Defence Ministry said in a statement it takes "appropriate steps" when terms of usage set in export licenses it issues are violate...
26 Nov, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Apple fixes security hole reportedly used to hack an iPhoneIt was the first time a so-called "zero-click" exploit—one that doesn't require users to click on suspect links or open infected files—has ...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.49 PM IST
View: Pegasus - assumptions, limitations and gapsThe recent public scrutiny and frenzy have primarily been due to simultaneous unverified media reports which claimed that the system was us...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
Apple issues urgent software patch to fix security flaw linked to Pegasus spywareApple said it was issuing a security update for iPhones and iPads because a ``maliciously crafted'' PDF file could lead to them being hacke...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea of senior journalist N Ram on Pegasus issue next weekAn international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on a list of potential targets for s...
30 Jul, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Naresh Goyal, Ajay Singh, Prashant Ruia among potential Pegasus spyware targets: ReportLast week, an international media consortium reported that over 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including those of two ministers, over 4...
27 Jul, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Pegasus spyware: Senior journalists move SC seeking independent enquiry into govt snooping allegationsThe petition, likely to come up for hearing within next few days, sought to investigate if the illegal hacking into the phones using the Pe...
27 Jul, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Swiggy's plan beyond food deliveryIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Swiggy gets $1.25 billion funding after Zomato IPO; Income Tax department comes knocking on crypto exch...
21 Jul, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
AWS shuts down NSO Group accounts over Pegasus spyware matterAmnesty International said it had reported this information to Amazon, and that AWS had “acted quickly” to shut down the implicated infrast...
20 Jul, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
View: Official response to Pegasus must be clearer. Plus, system of authorising surveillance is flawedAccording to NSO, this spyware is sold only to governments to investigate and prevent terrorist and national security incidents. Even appli...
20 Jul, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
‘Gandhi, two BJP ministers potential Pegasus targets’The government came down strongly against these allegations, with home minister Amit Shah calling the entire effort an act by “disruptors” ...
20 Jul, 2021, 07.21 AM IST
Hold NSO accountable, says WhatsApp chiefThe Facebook-owned company discovered and thwarted an attack from NSO in 2019
20 Jul, 2021, 05.12 AM IST
Pegasus used against Indian journalists and activists; government deniesDetails put out by The Guardian, one of the media partners in the project, states that 38 Indian journalists were targeted for specific sur...
19 Jul, 2021, 08.00 AM IST