Malware found in 5 phones, not established if it’s Pegasus spyware: SC

Malware was found in five of 29 devices but it could not be concluded if it was Israeli-made spyware Pegasus, said the Supreme Court on Thursday as it accused the government of not cooperating with an independent committee’s investigation.

The court-appointed committee submitted a sealed report before a Bench of CJI N V Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli. The report was submitted in three parts: two by the technical committee and one by the overseeing committee led by a retired judge, Justice R V Raveendran.

The court said the government had not cooperated with the committee and it took the same stand as in previous hearings, where it refused to clarify if it had purchased Pegasus to snoop on Indian citizens.