THE SAMARTH CHAKRAWARTI BLOG

Pegasus Project Explained The Pegasus project is an international investigative journalism initiative that exposes governments across the world who are secretly spying on Journalists, Opposition politicians, Activists and other business officials using Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO. Link to the previous blog- Pegasus Software This project was a collaborative effort of the Paris-based NGO Forbidden Stories, Amnesty International Citizen Lab and 17 other Media houses from 10 other countries. Their investigation was based on a leaked database and found that 50000 phone numbers across the globe were (potential targets) which was done by those countries that use Israel’s NSO group's software pegasus. 1500 users have been identified across the world from the list and a very tiny cross-examination was conducted on these phones with a forensic exam to find the trace of pegasus. Out of these 1500, 10 users were from India, whose phones were used for forensic investi...

P egasus is a burning topic in the global world and especially in India. The topic has been making its way through the headlines every day and as of now, it is not possible to draw any conclusion. Although a large number of people have started framing their perspectives according to left and right politics. If you are someone who has not yet chosen any of the sides, then do read the blog before making a decision. Key focus of the Blog - Brief Overview of Pegasus software What is Pegasus?   Pegasus is developed by an Israel-based company NSO , its spyware, perhaps claimed to be the most powerful spyware ever created. The basic operation of this spyware is to get inside a smartphone (Android/ iOS) and turn them into a surveillance device.  But the company markets this software as a weapon to track criminals and terrorists and is not for mass surveillance.   Also read- CENTRAL VISTA PROJECT AGRICULTURE ORDINANCE ACT ARTICLE 370 AND KASHMIR and more... How does it wor...