Activists, MPs, Journos: Full List of People Attacked in Whatsapp-Pegasus Hack

WhatsApp on Thursday, 31 October, said Indian journalists, lawyers, human rights activists and politicians were among those who were globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware name Pegasus, developed firm NSO Group.Following the Facebook-owned platform's disclosure, there has been a trade-off between the Indian government and the messaging platform, with the government alleging that WhatsApp didn't inform, while WhatsApp has said that it had informed the government on two different occasions. It said that the Indian authorities were informed once in May, and then again in September.Catch all the coverage on WhatsApp snooping here. WhatsApp, which believes that about 1,400 people were affected globally, said 121 Indians are among the one’s targeted.Several activists, lawyers and journalists have came forward to confirm that they were informed of the attack by WhatsApp. Here's a full list of who all were affected:Pegasus Spyware: What Is It & Should You Worry?PoliticiansPraful Patel, Former Union Minister and NCP LeaderPriyanka Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Activists and AcademicsVira Sathidar, Activist-ActorBela Bhatia, Chhattisgarh-Based Dalit Rights ActivistDegree Prasad Chauhan, ActivistAnand Teltumbde, AcademicAshish Gupta, Delhi-Based PUCL ActivistVivek Sundara, ActivistAjmal Khan, ActivistSaroj Giri, DU ProfessorSeema Azad, ActivistRupali Jadhav, Human Rights ActivistAlok Shukla, ActivistP Pavana, daughter of Bhima Koregaon accused Varavara RaoLawyersNihal Singh Rathod, Bhima-Koregaon LawyerJagdish Meshram, Gadchiroli-based lawyerShalini Gera, Chhattisgarh-Based LawyerAnkit Grewal, Bhima Koregaon LawyerArunank, law graduateRavindranath Bhalla, AdvocateBalla Ravindranath, Hyderabad-based advocateMandeep Singh, Lawyer based in Chandigarh JournalistsShubhranshu Choudhary, Former BBC JournalistSidhant Sibal, Journalist with WIONSantosh Bhartiya, Former MP and JournalistRajeev Sharma, Independent JournalistWhatsApp has said that it was suing NSO Group. After the Indian government sought an explanation on Friday, 1 November, the company responded to the government again and explained its lawsuit in a California court.However, it did not say at whose behest the phones of journalists and activists across the world were targeted.The mobile messaging giant said it had sent a special WhatsApp message to approximately 1,400 users that it has “reason to believe were impacted by this attack to directly inform them about what happened”.‘It’s Clear Who’s Spying & Why’: WhatsApp-Pegasus Attack TargetsWhile the messaging giant did not disclose the details or the number of people affected in India, a WhatsApp spokesperson said: “Indian users were among those contacted by us this week.”WhatsApp Isn’t Safe, Here’s How Israeli Spyware Pegasus Operates

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Pegasus Attack: Full List of People Targeted By WhatsApp Spyware

Several activists and journalists came forward to confirm that they were informed of the attack by WhatsApp.

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