Govt has issued notice to NSO; WhatsApp didn’t inform about vulnerability in system: Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Parliament on Thursday that a WhatsApp CEO-led delegation had not mentioned about any vulnerability of their system during their meetings with the ministry, and that the government was yet to receive the names of people targeted by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware.

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Prasad said the government had issued notice to Israeli technology firm NSO Group, which created Pegasus, on November 26, seeking details about the malware and its impact.

The Minister also said digital players must erect appropriate security walls.

He was replying to a special mention by Congress MP Digvijay Singh on the use of the spyware against some Indians.