Know in detail what the WhatsApp spy scandal?
Friday - November 1, 2019 11:49 am ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
Spying through WhatsApp in many countries
WhatsApp spying created a stir in many countries of the world including India
NOV 01 (WTN) - If it is said that any of your secrets can only remain secret as long as it is in your mind now the same seems true now. After reading this, you must be thinking about what we mean by writing this. Actually, as you know, if you have spoken to someone about your secret, then it can be leaked. But at the same time if you think that the information about your activities on social media is limited to you only, then for your information, let us know what your thinking is absolutely wrong.
You can also be a victim of spy on social media apps that are called safe. Yes, through the world's most popular instant messaging app WhatsApp, the spying incident has shocked the governments of many countries. Talk about India, some journalists and social workers in India have been stirred up by the issue of espionage through WhatsApp.
WhatsApp has confirmed this incident of espionage. According to WhatsApp, journalists and social workers have been targeted and spied by spyware on behalf of Israel's cyber intelligence company NSO Group. For your information, let us know that Indian journalists, lawyers, and social workers have been targeted by spyware named Pegasus by the Israeli company. Canada's Citizen Lab has claimed that Pegasus has targeted a gang of journalists in India.
By the way, espionage done by Israeli Company is not limited to India only. According to the information, NSO Group, an Israeli cyber intelligence company, has spied around 1,400 people all over the world. At the same time, documents from Pegasus show that this spying is not limited to WhatsApp only. The documents claimed that Pegasus Spyware could capture not only WhatsApp but cell data, Skype, Telegram, Viber, SMS, photos, e-mail, contacts, location, files, browsing history and mike-camera.
For your information, let us know that the data on the phone number’s camera and mike targeted by this spyware can also be collected. According to the information, this only spyware is required to be installed, which can be done only with Flash SMS.
Here, since the incident of espionage by WhatsApp and other means, the opposition has been targeting Modi Government, while Modi Government is also in action after this incident. The Central Government has asked WhatsApp to give clarification in this matter by November 4. Not only this, but Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also sought a response from WhatsApp in the alleged case of spying in the years 2011 and 2013 against the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and General VK Singh, amid the growing spyware controversy over WhatsApp.
At the same time, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says on this whole matter, "The government is very serious about this matter and WhatsApp has been asked for the answer. The Government of India is devoted and committed to safeguarding the privacy of the people. Central agencies work under the protocol, which includes senior officials of the Central and State Government and this is done in the national interest.”
After the news of espionage came out through WhatsApp and other means, the Union Home Ministry has said in its statement, "The reports of espionage through WhatsApp in the media are an attempt to tarnish the image of the Indian Government. The Government of India respects the right of citizens to privacy and in this case, the strictest steps will be taken.”
Hereafter the allegations of espionage through WhatsApp, there has been a statement from WhatsApp that some journalists and social workers in India have been victimized in this case. In this case, a case has been filed on behalf of WhatsApp against the Israeli cyber agency NSO Group in the Federal Court of California.
At the same time, Israeli cyber agency NSO Group has presented its cleanliness in this regard. Regarding this, the group says, “They have already given some such software to many governments. However, any misuse of this software had already been forbidden.” For your information, let me tell you that some time ago news came out that Jamal Khashoggi; a Washington Post journalist from Saudi Arabia, by this same Pegasus agency of Israel was spied. Jamal Khashoggi was later murdered in Turkey.
The opposition has begun to surround the Modi Government after the espionage incident surfaced through WhatsApp and other means. On the one hand, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has connected the case of espionage to the Rafale controversy, on the other hand, Randeep Surjewala, close to Rahul Gandhi, says that he is not surprised by this kind of act of BJP Government.
As we told you earlier, the case of espionage by WhatsApp is not limited to India only. For your information, let us know that the espionage of senior government officials of countries related to America was being done for a long time. According to sources linked to the internal investigation of WhatsApp, government officials and military officers from powerful countries were on target of the hackers.
Hackers attacked malware on 1,400 WhatsApp users' smartphones between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019, using WhatsApp's servers and were spied through it. Those who have been victims of espionage include journalists from 20 countries, government officials and human rights activists.
As you know, many social media sites, including WhatsApp, claim that their service is end-to-end encryption, that is, the communication between the receiver and the sender is not known to anyone else. But it seems that this claim of social media sites seems to be proved wrong.
Regarding this incident of espionage, cyber security experts say that the common man cannot do much in such cases. Also, the hacking technique is so advanced that WhatsApp can no longer do much in it. Our only advice to you about this is that you keep updating your social media apps from time to time because there is safety in caution.
NOV 01 (WTN) - If it is said that any of your secrets can only remain secret as long as it is in your mind now the same seems true now. After reading this, you must be thinking about what we mean by writing this. Actually, as you know, if you have spoken to someone about your secret, then it can be leaked. But at the same time if you think that the information about your activities on social media is limited to you only, then for your information, let us know what your thinking is absolutely wrong.
You can also be a victim of spy on social media apps that are called safe. Yes, through the world's most popular instant messaging app WhatsApp, the spying incident has shocked the governments of many countries. Talk about India, some journalists and social workers in India have been stirred up by the issue of espionage through WhatsApp.
WhatsApp has confirmed this incident of espionage. According to WhatsApp, journalists and social workers have been targeted and spied by spyware on behalf of Israel's cyber intelligence company NSO Group. For your information, let us know that Indian journalists, lawyers, and social workers have been targeted by spyware named Pegasus by the Israeli company. Canada's Citizen Lab has claimed that Pegasus has targeted a gang of journalists in India.
By the way, espionage done by Israeli Company is not limited to India only. According to the information, NSO Group, an Israeli cyber intelligence company, has spied around 1,400 people all over the world. At the same time, documents from Pegasus show that this spying is not limited to WhatsApp only. The documents claimed that Pegasus Spyware could capture not only WhatsApp but cell data, Skype, Telegram, Viber, SMS, photos, e-mail, contacts, location, files, browsing history and mike-camera.
For your information, let us know that the data on the phone number’s camera and mike targeted by this spyware can also be collected. According to the information, this only spyware is required to be installed, which can be done only with Flash SMS.
Here, since the incident of espionage by WhatsApp and other means, the opposition has been targeting Modi Government, while Modi Government is also in action after this incident. The Central Government has asked WhatsApp to give clarification in this matter by November 4. Not only this, but Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also sought a response from WhatsApp in the alleged case of spying in the years 2011 and 2013 against the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and General VK Singh, amid the growing spyware controversy over WhatsApp.
At the same time, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says on this whole matter, "The government is very serious about this matter and WhatsApp has been asked for the answer. The Government of India is devoted and committed to safeguarding the privacy of the people. Central agencies work under the protocol, which includes senior officials of the Central and State Government and this is done in the national interest.”
After the news of espionage came out through WhatsApp and other means, the Union Home Ministry has said in its statement, "The reports of espionage through WhatsApp in the media are an attempt to tarnish the image of the Indian Government. The Government of India respects the right of citizens to privacy and in this case, the strictest steps will be taken.”
Hereafter the allegations of espionage through WhatsApp, there has been a statement from WhatsApp that some journalists and social workers in India have been victimized in this case. In this case, a case has been filed on behalf of WhatsApp against the Israeli cyber agency NSO Group in the Federal Court of California.
At the same time, Israeli cyber agency NSO Group has presented its cleanliness in this regard. Regarding this, the group says, “They have already given some such software to many governments. However, any misuse of this software had already been forbidden.” For your information, let me tell you that some time ago news came out that Jamal Khashoggi; a Washington Post journalist from Saudi Arabia, by this same Pegasus agency of Israel was spied. Jamal Khashoggi was later murdered in Turkey.
The opposition has begun to surround the Modi Government after the espionage incident surfaced through WhatsApp and other means. On the one hand, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has connected the case of espionage to the Rafale controversy, on the other hand, Randeep Surjewala, close to Rahul Gandhi, says that he is not surprised by this kind of act of BJP Government.
As we told you earlier, the case of espionage by WhatsApp is not limited to India only. For your information, let us know that the espionage of senior government officials of countries related to America was being done for a long time. According to sources linked to the internal investigation of WhatsApp, government officials and military officers from powerful countries were on target of the hackers.
Hackers attacked malware on 1,400 WhatsApp users' smartphones between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019, using WhatsApp's servers and were spied through it. Those who have been victims of espionage include journalists from 20 countries, government officials and human rights activists.
As you know, many social media sites, including WhatsApp, claim that their service is end-to-end encryption, that is, the communication between the receiver and the sender is not known to anyone else. But it seems that this claim of social media sites seems to be proved wrong.
Regarding this incident of espionage, cyber security experts say that the common man cannot do much in such cases. Also, the hacking technique is so advanced that WhatsApp can no longer do much in it. Our only advice to you about this is that you keep updating your social media apps from time to time because there is safety in caution.
