Page 4 - Spying

Mamata Banerjee terms Pegasus spy scandal as worse than Watergate

Banerjee called on the public to protest

France investigates alleged spyware use against dissidents: Report

The prosec­utor's office said on Tuesday that it opened an investigation into a raft of pote­n­tial charges, inclu­ding viola­tion of privacy, illegal use of data and illegally selling spyware

Opposition parties disrupt Parliament, seek probe into Pegasus

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Modi's govt, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of HM Amit Shah

'Don't think my phone was being hacked': Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel

Names of two union ministers- Prahlad Singh Patel and Ashwini Vaishnav-, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and several Indian journalists appeared on the leaked list of potential targets for surveillance

Best of BS Opinion: Illegal surveillance, co-operation ministry & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Pegasus row: 'Aap Chronology Samajhiye,' says Shah on snooping allegation

Union Home Minister hits out at Congress, global organisations over snooping allegation, calls it report by 'disrupters for obstructers'

Pak PM Imran Khan was potential target of Pegasus spyware programme: Report

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was a potential target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware programme by clients of the NSO Group cyberespionage firm, media reports claimed here on Monday. The collaborative efforts by an international media consortium on an investigation into a data leak showed that at least one number once used by Prime Minister Khan was on the list of people whose phones were targeted, Dawn newspaper reported. It was not clear if Prime Minister Khan's phone was actually hacked, it added. It was also not clear how many other people from Pakistan were on the list, which according to The Washington Post had more than hundred phone numbers from Pakistan. The report was published by some prominent international publications including The Washington Post, The Guardian and Le Monde, as media partners to an investigation conducted by Paris-based media non-profit organisation Forbidden Stories and rights group Amnesty International into a leaked list of more than 50,000

Reports of snooping on Indians aimed at maligning Indian democracy: IT Min

The minister made this statement in response to media reports that spyware Pegasus was being used to conduct surveillance on several Indians

Ikea France executives face verdicts for alleged employee spying

A panel of judges is to rule Tuesday whether officials of the French subsidiary of Ikea, spied on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers

Ikea France goes on trial for spying on employees and customers

Ikea France is being prosecuted as a corporate entity along with several of its former executives in Versailles, southwest of Paris

Amid tensions, Iran sentences Iranian-American to prison on spying charges

Iran's judiciary did not name the man sentenced, but said he had been free on bail and re-arrested while trying to flee the country

Rajasthan police arrest alleged agent of Pakistani intelligence

Rajasthan police have arrested one a man on charges of working as an agent of Pakistani intelligence, officials said here on Monday

Sonya's story

Book review of Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy

Exploring ambivalence

As an "espionage" novelist, le Carre broke what may be called the Ian Fleming mould

Pakistan PM Imran Khan approves creation of liaison body for spy agencies

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the setting up of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC), a senior security source said.

Facebook being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, again

This time through the unauthorised use of their mobile phone cameras

US, China trade to suffer as closing of consulates raises diplomatic clash

They've also dimmed each other's ability to observe and to spy on critical regions of their countries

In another setback to China, Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles

Russia's suspension of S-400 missiles to China comes after Moscow had earlier accused Beijing of spying, despite the two countries enjoying considerably good relations over the years

Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide

New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted more than 10,000 e-mail accounts

China to Canada PM Justin Trudeau: Stop 'irresponsible remarks' on spy case

Trudeau, speaking to reporters in Ottawa, said Chinese authorities directly linked the cases of Kovrig and Spavor with Meng