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Israel Kills A Senior Leader Of Palestinian Islamic Jihad In Gaza Airstrike

World News | Steve Hendrix, Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Israeli security forces killed a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in a targeted airstrike in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, sparking retaliatory rocket fire from the enclave and raising fears of escalating reprisals.

WhatsApp Users Ask Government to Explain Ties With Israeli Firm in Privacy Breach Case

Reuters | Saturday November 9, 2019

The group of 19 affected WhatsApp Indian users said in an open letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government must explain whether it had mounted the surveillance on them.

WhatsApp Payments May Put Indian Digital Banking at Risk: Experts

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 6, 2019

After WhatsApp accounts of 121 Indians were compromised by the Israeli spyware Pegasus, experts have warned that the payment feature the Facebook-owned platform is planning to launch in India may put the digital banking system at risk.

After Kali Puja, Bengal Governor, Mamata Banerjee Clash Over WhatsApp Row

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 4, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar have returned to sniping at each other, with the WhatsApp snooping row and Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO at the centre of their latest fight

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Also Hit by WhatsApp Hack, Congress Says

Reuters | Monday November 4, 2019

Congress said on Sunday that its general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been informed by messaging service WhatsApp that her phone was hacked during this year's election campaign by malware from Israeli surveillance firm NSO.

WhatsApp Had Said 121 Indians Were Snooped On In Second Alert

India News | Reported By Arvind Gunasekar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday November 3, 2019

121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company had informed Indian authorities in the last week of September, as firstreported by the Indian Expressand confirmed by sources to NDTV. This was the second alert after May, according to sources, which was sent by...

"My Phone Was Tapped," Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames Centre, "2-3 States"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday November 3, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the centre to launch an investigation into messaging service WhatsApp's announcement that unnamed entities had used Israeli spyware to snoop on journalists and human rights activists.

"Shameful": Sonia Gandhi Slams Centre Over WhatsApp Snooping Row

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday November 3, 2019

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has hit out at the centre over the snooping row triggered by WhatsApp's allegation that an Israeli spyware was used to target Indian users earlier this year, saying such activities are "illegal, un-constitutional and shameful".

Which Government Wing Purchased Pegasus: Kapil Sibal Questions Centre Over Spyware Scandal

India News | ANI | Saturday November 2, 2019

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday sought answers from the centre over the controversy surrounding Israeli spyware Pegasus which has breached into mobile phones of government officials through WhatsApp.

Israeli Retaliatory Airstrikes Kill Palestinian: Gaza Ministry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 2, 2019

A Palestinian was killed by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said, in an attack launched in response to rocket fire.

No Government Involvement In Alleged NSO-WhatsApp Hack: Israel Minister

World News | Reuters | Friday November 1, 2019

The Israeli government had nothing to do with an alleged cyber-hack by surveillance firm NSO Group, an Israeli security cabinet minister said on Friday.

"If Government Has Engaged Israeli Agencies...," Tweets Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday November 1, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today hit out at the government over a global hacking spree involving WhatsApp and after the messaging platform said several Indian users had been targeted by Israeli spyware. Ms Vadra sought the government's response.

Watch: Woman Referee Shows Yellow Card To Brazil Legend Kaka, Then Takes Selfie Mid-Match

Samrat Chakraborty | Friday November 1, 2019

Israeli referee Lilach Asulin booked Brazil football legend Ricardo Kaka for no clear reason and then took a selfie with him in an exhibition match.

No Information on India Purchasing Israeli Spyware Pegasus, MHA Says in RTI Reply

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 1, 2019

Pegasus allegedly exploited WhatsApp's video calling system with installing the spyware via giving missed calls to snoop on 1,400 select users globally.

Government Officials In 20 Countries Targets Of WhatsApp Hacking: Report

World News | Reuters | Friday November 1, 2019

Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook's WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.