France’s Emmanuel Macron, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and Pakistan’s Imran Khan in the list along with Pavel Durov, the Russian tech billionaire who founded Telegram messaging app. Telephone numbers linked to 10 Prime Ministers, three Presidents and a King appeared on the list of potential targets for spying by Israeli company NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to reports. France’s Emmanuel Macron, Iraq’s Barham Salih and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are the Presidents on the list. The King on the list is Mohammed VI, according to The Wire news website and other international publications. The Amnesty’s Security Lab provided forensic analyses and technical support, while the media consortium conducted the investigation, called the Pegasus Project.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2021 16:24 UTC