“National media lo hot topic…
Okka sari ga enduku famous aindhi…?
Asalu deni story emiti…?
Assumptions
Central Government ee spyware ane app dwara india lo unna journalists, lawyers and human activists valla whatsapp chat ni hack or snoop chesthundi anne news tho bayatiki vachindhi…
(enka prove avvaledhu kabati assumption)
Spyware
- Israel based company pegasus deeni develop chesindi (NSO Group of technologies)..
- NSO group anedi 2010 lo establish ayyindi, idhi okka cybersecurity firm…
- EE app special emitante phone lo install aena vishayamu kuda normal user ki asalu teliyadhu…
- EE company “terror or crime” ni fight chese countries ki cyber intel isthundi…
How it Works
- It works on phishing methods (ante user ki text message ni pamputaru…andulo okka link ni attach chesi pamputaru… aa link ni user click chese laga manipulate chestaru for example -‘you won 1crore, click here to confirm’ )
How Whatsapp got hacked
- WhatsApp security lo ‘video call’ lo unna loopholes ni pattukundhi…
- ‘Missed video call’ security gap valla phone lo ki install awthundi…
How data have been transferred
Idhi three stages of ga work awthundi…
1. Collect historic data on the device
2. Continuously monitor activity.
3. Transmit this data to a third party.
The app never uses mobile data to transfer…it uses only the wifi network…
What are the things the app can access from the device
- Photos, videos, text messages, email apps, browsing history, contact list, location, files, other messaging apps…
- Phone microphone use chesukoni mee matalu vinagaladhu and mee around ga unna matalu kuda vinagaladhu…
- Incoming and outgoing calls ni record cheyagaladhu…
- Screenshots ni capture chesthundi…
- Phone camera use chesukoni photos kuda testhundi…
- Active internet connection lenapudu or charging below 5% unnapudu Data ni okka encrypted file ga phone lo ne store chesthundi…
- AA limit cross aithe ‘First In First Out’ basis lo data ni remove chesthundi…
Storage
- Phone memory lo 5% ki minchi use cheyakunda app ni design chesaru…
- For example phone ki 10gb internal storage unte 500mb ki minchi app data, phone memory storage ni vadukodhu…
First Discover
2016 lo ‘Lookout’ anne firm deni first identify chesindhi…
Victims
WhatsApp head chepina prakaramu aithe 20countries lo unna 1400 targeted users data ni hack chesinattu anukuntunnaru…
Time Period
14 days (end of April to the middle of May)
Lawsuit
WhatsApp company NSO Technology meedha California court lo lawsuit vesindi…