Pegasus hack: what is it, how is it used, hack list, and more details

Ek Naee Report Ke Anusaar, Kathit Taur Par Kuchh Hi-Profile Bharatiy Upayogakartaon Ki Jasoosi Karne Ke Lie Pegasus Spyware Ka Istemal Kiya Gaya Tha. 2019 Mein Vapas. WhatsApp Ne Paheli Bar Is Mamle Ko Prakash Mein Laya Jab Usne Apne Pegasus Spyware Ke Lie Israeli Spyware Bajar NSO Group Par Mukadma Dayar Kiya, Jiska Kathit Taur Par Bharat Sahit Duniya Bhar Ke 20 Deshon Mein Patrakaron, Karyakartaon, Wakilon Aur Varishth Sarakari Adhikariyon Ki Jasoosi Karne Ke Lie Istemal Kiya Gaya Tha. WhatsApp Ka Kahana Hai Ki Usne Kai Bharatiy Upayogakartaon Se Sampark Kiya Hai Jinke Bare Mein Mana Jata Hai Ki Unhen Pegasus Spyware Se Nishana Banaya Gaya Tha. Toranto University Mein Citizen Lab Ne cyberattack  Ki Janch Mein WhatsApp Ki Madad Ki.

Anajan Logon Ke Lie, Pegasus Ek Spyware Tool Hai Jo Izarail Sthit NSO Group Se Sambandhit Hai Jo Q Suite and Trident Jaise Anya Namon Se Jata Hai. Kaha Jata Hai Ki Spyware Android Aur IOS Donon Upakaranon Mein Ghusapaith Karne Mein Saksham Hai Aur Lakshy Ke Mobile Upakaranon Mein Hack Karne Ki Koshish Karta Hai, Jismen zero-day Ke Karnamon Ka Upayog Karna Hai. WhatsApp Ke Lie Kaha Jata Hai Ki Pegasus Ne WhatsApp VoIP stack Mein Ek Bhedyata Ka Upayog Kiya Hai Jiska Upayog Video Aur Audio Call Karne Ke Lie Kiya Jata Hai. WhatsApp Par Ek Missed Call Ne Pegasus Ko Lakshy Device Tak Pahunch Prapt Karne Ki Anumati Di.

Citizen Lab Ke Anusar, Kaha Jata Hai Ki Pegasus Ne Lakshy Ke Upakaran Mein Pravesh Karne Ke Lie Any Tarikon Ka Istemal Kiya Hai, Jismen Spyware Ko Tainat Karne Ke Lie social engineering Ya Nakli package Soochanaon Ka Upayog Karke Link Par Click Karne Ke Lie Lakshy Ko Trigger Karna Shamil Hai. Ek Bar Lakshy Device Par Pegasus Sthapit Ho Jane Par, Yah Niyantran Server Se Sampark Kar Sakta Hai Aur Phir Sankramit Device Se Data Ekatra Karne Ke Lie commands Ko relay Kar Sakta Hai. Yah passwords, contacts, text messages, voice calls, calendar details Jaisi Jankari Chura Sakta Hai. Yah Phone Ke Camera, microphone Ka Upayog Karke Jasoosi Bhi Kar Sakta Hai Aur Sthan Ko Track Karne Ke Lie GPS Ka Upayog Kar Sakta Hai.

WhatsApp Ne Ek Blog Post Mein Kaha, “Hamne Lagbhag 1,400 Upayogakartaon Ko Ek Vishesh WhatsApp Sandesh Bheja, Jiske Bare Mein Hamare Pas [May 2019] Hamle Se Prabhavit Hone Ka Vishvas Karne Ka Karan Hai.” Halanki, Company Ne Yah Ullekh Nahin Kiya Hai Ki cyber-attack Aur Avaidh Jasoosi Ke Pichhe Kaun Tha. NSO Group Ne Bhi in Reporton Aur Davon Ka Khandan Kiya Tha Ki Vah Keval “Janch Ki Gai Aur Vaidh Sarkari agencies ” Ko Spyware Bechta Hai.

WhatsApp-Pegasus hack list:

WhatsApp-Pegasus Hack Soochi Mein Bharatiy Media Ke 40 Pramukh Nam Samne Aye Hain, Jinmen Shamil Hain:

• Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times
• Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times
• Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times
• Ritika Chopra, Indian Express
• Muzamil Jaleel, Indian Express
• Sandeep Unnithan, India Today
• Manoj Gupta TV18
• Vijaita Singh, The Hindu,
• Siddharth Vardharajan, The Wire
• MK Venu, The Wire
• Devirupa Mitra, The Wire
• Rohini Singh
• Prem Shankar Jha
• Swati Chaturvedi
• J Gopikrishnan, The Pioneer
• Saikat Datta
• Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
• Smita Sharma
• SNM Abdi
• Iftikar Gilani
• Manoranjana Gupta
• Sanjay Shyam
• Jaspal Singh Heran
• Roopesh Kumar Singh