Spyware Firm NSO planning to shut down Pegasus due to Spying Scandal
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Controversial Pegasus is going to be Shutdown due to Spying Scandal
Spyware firm NSO Group Limited is going to shut down Pegasus, which is famous in the country and the world for spying on high profile celebrities in India. According to media reports, spyware firm NSO is facing the danger of defaulting due to debt. Therefore, the spyware firm is planning to sell or discontinue Pegasus.
According to the reports, the NSO Group Limited, which is in the grip of scams, is currently under a heavy debt burden and is facing the danger of defaulting. In such a situation, this spyware firm wants to sell Pegasus completely or is working on the option of closing it.
What is Pegasus?
Pegasus is a spyware software developed by an Israeli company NSO Group. This company is known for making Cyber Weapons. NSO Group has confirmed that it sells Pegasus software only to the government and is not responsible for its misuse. This spyware spy on people through the phone. In September 2018, Toronto's Citizen Lab reported that Pegasus spyware is so dangerous that it is installed on the phone without the user's permission and through this spying starts. Citizen Lab had told at that time that this spyware was active in about 45 countries around the world.
Pegasus first came into the news in 2019
Pegasus spyware is in great discussion these days in India. It first came into the news in 2019 when several WhatsApp users received messages from WhatsApp that their phones were being tracked with the help of Pegasus. Many journalists and activists were included in this list. Since then Pegasus software is in constant discussion. According to the reports, the governments of many countries are using it. Now the latest news is that there are more than 40 journalists, activists and other prominent people in India. Let us know what is this Pegasus Spyware and how it enters your phone through WhatsApp.
NSO Group Limited is also in talks to sell Pegasus
NSO Group Limited is also in talks to sell Pegasus
According to media reports, spyware firm NSO Group Limited is also in talks with several investor funds to sell Pegasus. In this, the issue of selling the company completely or giving financial assistance has been discussed. People close to spyware firm NSO Group Ltd told the media that the company is also in talks with consultants from Moelis & Company to seek advice in this regard.
US funds have agreed to buy Pegasus
A person close to NSO Group Limited told the media that US funds have agreed to buy Pegasus, a disputed unit of NSO Group Limited. Both these US funds have spoken to the spyware firm on the issue of taking control of Pegasus and then shutting it down. Along with this, both these US funds have also been in talks about investing $ 200 million to secure Pegasus secrets and develop Israeli drone technology.
Parliamentary Committee in India questioned officials in the Pegasus case
Parliamentary committee in India questioned officials in the Pegasus case
Meanwhile, in India, a parliamentary committee led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned top officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology over the Pegasus case and the hacking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account. The officials made statements before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on preventing misuse of social and online news media platforms and protecting citizens' rights, with special emphasis on women's safety in the digital space.