At least two dozen WhatsApp users in India, including human rights activists and journalists, were allegedly snooped on using Israeli spyware Pegasus,
Indian Express reports. Seventeen such individuals confirmed being alerted by WhatsApp and Canada-based Citizen Lab, which is assisting the messaging app trace the breaches. The Facebook-owned app
has sued Pegasus maker NSO Group, but the tech firm said it only licenses its product to government agencies to combat terrorism. India has asked WhatsApp to
explain the breach amid the furore even as the app announced a new
fingerprint security feature for Android phones.
