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Apple sent alerts to Opposition leaders that a “state-sponsored attacker” may be targeting their digital devices; Apple spokespeople in India circulated a statement saying that they did not blame “any specific” government attacker

The BJP’s IT cell head, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday alleged that the warning message received by several Opposition leaders on October 31, in which the Apple warned them about “state-sponsored attackers” attempting to target their iPhones, is linked to American billionaire financier George Soros.

For the past five years India has shut down the internet more times than any other country affecting over 120 million people

Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists

Galina Timchenko, head of media outlet declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, targeted in February while living in Berlin

India approved its first ever privacy law amid surveillance concerns. Here are the good and bad of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

As citizens get ready to head to the polls on August 23, experts recommend getting a VPN to bypass potential disruptions. Here's what's at stake.

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton backed French President Macron's call for debate on social media with new Digital Service Act. Here, what's at stake.

Paris (AFP) - At least a dozen Armenian journalists, NGO workers and officials had their phones hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware while the country fought with Azerbaijan, a rights group said Thursday.

Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.

At least a dozen victims were found to have been hacked by Pegasus during clashes in the region in 2021