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Pegasus-like spyware aside, there are many other ways a smartphone can be hacked: What are they, how to prevent it

From malicious links to hijacking public Wi-Fi, there are many tools and techniques to hack into a user's smartphone.

The Pegasus leak: What you need to know right now

Pegasus is a spyware suite sold by Israeli company NSO Group to “vetted government clients”. It is used to compromise and conduct surveillance on targeted Windows, Mac computers, and also Android and iOS smartphones

Phones of politicians, journalists ‘hacked using Pegasus’; govt denies claim, says ‘no concrete truth’

An investigation by a group of 17 media organisations claimed the military-grade spyware, which is licensed by an Israeli firm, was used to hack phones

Israel's defence ministry to use data gathered from mobile phones to help locate likely carriers of Coronavirus

The system assigns a rating of 1 to 10 to the likelihood that a person is carrying the Coronavirus.

Israeli court asks Facebook to unblock the account of NSO Group employee

The NSO employees said their Facebook and Instagram accounts, and also those of former workers and family members, had been blocked.

NSO Group is being probed by FBI for its role in possible hack on American residents and government

NSO has long maintained that its products cannot target US phone numbers, though some cybersecurity experts have disputed that.

Israeli court decides to have closed-door hearings in NSO surveillance firm case

WhatsApp sued NSO, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of about 1,400 users across four continents.

Facebook reports WhatsApp bug that could allow hackers to infect your phone via video file; update now

The bug has been patched in the latest versions of WhatsApp, and was reported to India's CERT-IN.

WhatsApp hacking case brings to the fore insecurity among human rights activists, lawyers and journalists

In India, 121 WhatsApp users were targeted with NSO spyware, the messaging service said in a recent letter to the government

WhatsApp Payments should not be approved in a hurry, cyber security experts warn

This comes days after Facebook CEO announced that WhatsApp Pay will soon be launched in India.