In a significant ruling, a US court held Israel’s NSO Group responsible for its spyware Pegasus that caused the breach. After this decision of the American court, Pegasus spyware has again come into the limelight. Congress has started targeting the Modi government regarding this.
Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala made a post on ‘X’ on Sunday. In this he wrote, ‘The verdict in the Pegasus spyware case proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted in the illegal spyware racket.’ He further wrote that the time has come for the Modi government to answer.
Asking questions to the Modi government, Surjewala wrote, ‘Who are the targeted 300 names? Who are the two Union Ministers? Who are the three opposition leaders? Who is the constitutional officer? Who are journalists? Who are the businessmen? What information was obtained by the BJP government and agencies? How was it used – misused and what was the result? Will appropriate criminal cases be filed against the political executive/officials in the present government and the company that owns NSO?’
Surjewala further wrote, ‘Will the Supreme Court pay attention to the US court’s decision in Meta vs NSO? Will the Supreme Court proceed to make public the report of the committee of technical experts on Pegasus spyware submitted to it in 2021-22? Will the Supreme Court now investigate further in view of India’s decision to target 1,400 WhatsApp numbers, including 300? Will the Supreme Court now ask Meta to submit 300 names to serve the ends of justice in the Pegasus case?
The #PegasusSpyware case verdict proves how 300 what’sapp numbers of Indians were targeted in the illegal spyware racket.
Time for Modi Govt to answer :
👉 Who are the 300 names targeted ! Who are the two Union Ministers? Who are the three Opposition leaders? Who is the…— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) December 22, 2024
What decision did the American court give?
The US court has held Israel’s NSO Group responsible for its spyware Pegasus that caused the breach. He pronounced this decision in a case filed by Meta-owned WhatsApp against NSO Group. The judge in the case, Phyllis Hamilton, said the Israeli spyware maker was accused of targeting the devices of 1,400 WhatsApp users and violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a federal cybersecurity law, and a similar one in California called the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (CDAFA). The state was liable for violating sections of the law.