Congress leader Randeep Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday, highlighting the recent verdict by a US court in a Pegasus case, asked if the Supreme Court would carry out a further inquiry into the alleged use of software to illegally hack the devices. On Friday, a US judge ruled against Israel's NSO Group , holding it responsible for hacking WhatsApp and breaching its contract. The lawsuit accused NSO of exploiting a flaw in WhatsApp to install spyware called Pegasus.
The case will now proceed to trial to determine the damages NSO must pay. Surjewala, citing the US ruling, claimed that 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted. "The Pegasus spyware case verdict proves how 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted in the illegal spyware racket," Surjewala said in a post on X.
The Congress's Rajya Sabha MP further said it was time for the central government to disclose the 300 names targeted through the spyware. "Who are the two Union ministers? Who are the three opposition leaders? Who is the constitutional authority? Who are the journalists? Who are the business persons? What information was retrieved by the BJP government and agencies? How was it used - misused and to what consequence?" the Congress leader asked. Surjewala further said: "Will the Supreme Court take note of the judgment of the US court in Meta v/s NSO ? Will the Supreme Court proceed to make public the report of the Committee of Technical Experts on Pegasus S.