After WhatsApp snooping row, now Google warned 12,000 users

It’s not even a month ago that messaging giant Whatsapp revealed that an Israeli software called Pegasus had been used to spy on journalists and human rights activists globally. 121 Indians were among those spied on.
Well, by this time you might be aware of the news, but if not, here’s a lowdown on it:

Google said on Tuesday it has warned 12,000 users, including 500 from India, between July and September this year, about being targeted by ‘government-backed attackers’.

What is a government-backed attack?

It’s when a nation state helps cyber criminals with funds and access to resources to attack a specified target.