Defence Ministry didn’t have any transaction with Pegasus-maker NSO, says govt
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NSO Group Technologies is the Israeli-based company whose spyware Pagesus was apparently used to spy on civilians, journalists, Ministers, parliamentarians and activists across the world.
The Ministry of Defence has “not had any transaction” with NSO Group Technologies, the government informed the Parliament on Monday.
“Ministry of Defence has not had any transaction with NSO Group Technologies,” Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question on the subject from MP Dr. V. Sivadasan.
NSO Group Technologies is the Israeli based company whose spyware Pegasus was apparently used to spy on civilians, journalists, Ministers, parliamentarians and activists across the world including India as revealed by an investigation led by 17 international media groups last month. The spyware is apparently sold to governments around the world by NSO group, an Israeli company.
Supreme Court is currently hearing a petition on the matter filed by senior journalists and the Editors Guild of India among others.
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