Diplomats from Iran, Afghanistan, China, Nepal on list, reports Le Monde. On Monday, media organisations in the 17-member consortium published more details of the leaked database allegedly belonging to Israeli technology company, the NSO group, that developed Pegasus. “The numbers of [Pakistan Prime Minister] Imran Khan and several of his ambassadors in India appear on the list as potential targets. Explained: Pegasus, the spyware that came in via WhatsAppAccording to the Washington Post, Mr. Khan did not respond to a request for comment. The government has denied any wrong doing or carrying out any unauthorised surveillance, but has not confirmed or denied whether it has purchased or deployed Pegasus spyware.

Source: The Hindu July 19, 2021 16:07 UTC