Pegasus used to snoop on civilians, journalists, Ministers, parliamentarians and activists, said reports by consortium of 17 global media organisations
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) informed Parliament on Monday that it did not have any transaction with NSO Group Technologies, the Israeli company that developed the Pegasus spyware, in the first pointed reference to the company from the government since the controversy broke. The government response so far has shied away from mentioning the company.
“Ministry of Defence has not had any transaction with NSO Group Technologies,” Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha to a question from CPI(M)’s V. Sivadasan.
However, the response is specific to the MoD and does not exclude other Ministries or agencies that may have engaged with the firm.
Pegasus was used to snoop on civilians, journalists, Ministers, parliamentarians and activists across the world, including India, according to the…