Indian PM Narendra Modi's main political rival Rahul Gandhi is among dozens of politicians, journalists, activists and critics who were identified as potential targets of a spyware made by an Israeli firm
In this file photo illustration taken on May 26, 2021, the icon of the mobile messaging service application WhatsApp is seen on the screen of a smart phone, in New Delhi.
More than 1,000 phone numbers in India were among tens of thousands worldwide selected as possibly of interest to clients of NSO Group, maker of the Pegasus spyware, according to a group of media outlets. At least two employees of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in India, including a US citizen, were also identified, along with the director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Indian operations, the outlets said.
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