India uses Israeli spyware to target Pakistani and Chinese diplomats: report

• Diplomats and ambassadors from Iran, Afghanistan, China, Nepal and Saudi Arabia in Delhi also appeared on India’s list.
• French publications reported that the Pakistani envoy to India was also on the list.
• According to reports, India used malware from an Israeli company to attack a mobile phone used by Imran Khan.

New Delhi: According to reports, diplomats from Pakistan, China, and other countries in the Indian capital have appeared on the list of potential targets for phone hacking through the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware Hindus.

The publication cited French newspapers world Said that between 2017 and 2021, several diplomats stationed in New Delhi and a phone related to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were also included in the list of potential targets for phone tapping.

“quantity [Pakistan Prime Minister] Imran Khan and several of his ambassadors in India appeared on the list as potential targets. The report also includes dozens of diplomats and ambassadors in Delhi from Iran, Afghanistan, China, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. ” world Say.

Hindus According to reports, French publications have stated that Pakistan’s envoy to India is also on the list.

The Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde, and other news outlets reported on the use of the software on Sunday. The software is called Pegasus and was developed by the NSO Group. They cooperated in investigating the data breach.

According to the report, the leaked content included as many as 50,000 phone numbers, which are believed to have been identified by NSO customers as persons of interest since 2016.

Not all of these figures were subsequently hacked. News media with access to the leak said that more detailed information about the hacked will be released in the next few days.

India’s number against Prime Minister Imran Khan

A day ago, a global survey revealed that India used malware from an Israeli company to attack a mobile phone used by Indian Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier, which triggered widespread privacy concerns. And concerns about abuse of rights.

According to reports from the independent Israeli publication Haaretz, the publication stated that several Pakistani officials, Kashmir freedom fighters, Indian parliament leader Rahul Gandhi, and even a judge of the Supreme Court of India were all targeted.

The source has informed Geographic News India tried to use spyware to eavesdrop on the calls and information of federal cabinet members, prompting Pakistan to develop new software for its federal ministers.

After the development of the situation, a high-level meeting of civil and military leaders was convened, and the meeting will determine the future plan of action against Indian spy attempts.

At the same time, Gandhi said in response to the developments: “The targeted surveillance you describe, whether it is for me, other opposition leaders, or in fact any law-abiding citizen of India, is illegal and pathetic. .”

“If your information is correct, the scale and nature of the surveillance you describe is not just an attack on personal privacy. This is an attack on the foundations of democracy in our country. This matter must be thoroughly investigated, the responsible person must be identified, and no severe punishments loan.”

Congress leaders change their phones every few months to avoid being hacked.

According to the publication, New Delhi did not confirm or deny whether it is a customer of the Israeli company NSO, but its laws do not restrict the government from disclosing the use of the aforementioned technology.

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology responded from Washington post, Said that the statement directed at a specific group of people “has no specific basis or truth related to it.”

It added: “Any interception, monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource is carried out in accordance with due legal procedures.”