Rahul Gandhi brings up the Pegasus issue as a "attack on the Indian democratic structure."

 Rahul Gandhi brings up the Pegasus issue as a "attack on the Indian democratic structure."

About 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were listed on a list of prospective Pegasus spyware monitoring targets, according to a revelation by an international media consortium.

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, has brought up Pegasus snooping once more, claiming that many politicians, including himself, had Israeli spyware installed on their phones. During a talk at Cambridge University, he made these remarks.

"Pegasus is a popular phone app among political figures. Pegasus was open on my phone. The former House chief reported that he had received calls from intelligence operatives warning him to be careful what he said on the phone because they were recording everything.

So there is a constant pressure that we feel, he continued. Defendants have cases filed against them. Many criminal cases have been filed against me that shouldn't be considered criminal cases.

Pegasus is a popular political app that many major figures use. Pegasus was open on my phone. The intelligence operatives who contacted me advised me to use caution when speaking on the phone since they were recording everything: Rahul Gandhi, the Congressman, at Cambridge University

"When you initiate this type of attack on the media and the democratic structure, it is very difficult to interact with the people," he remarked.

A committee constituted by the Supreme Court to look into claims that the government was using Pegasus for espionage came to the conclusion last year that just five out of the 29 mobile devices it examined had malware rather than spyware installed. mobile device.

Senior journalist N Ram, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya, prominent journalist ML Sharma, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Britts, and Shashi Kumar also submitted petitions to the Supreme Court.

According to reports, the journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, SNM Abdi, Prem Shankar Jha, Rupesh Kumar Singh, and Ipsa Shatakshi are among those who could be targeted by the Pegasus spyware for eavesdropping. likewise approached the highest court, with others including The Editors Guild of India (EGI).

About 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were listed on a list of prospective Pegasus spyware monitoring targets, according to a revelation by an international media consortium.

Pegasus is malware created by Israeli cyber-weapons company NSO Group that enables operators to covertly access contacts, messages, and movement history on a target's mobile device. Due to the suspected abuse of their flagship Pegasus phone spying software by customers, NSO has been linked to a number of scandals.