Pegasus used on journalists from website that broke Rafale probe story: Chidambaram

Drawing attention to the alleged “misuse” of Pegasus spyware, Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the Israeli spyware had infiltrated phones belonging to two journalists of Mediapart, a French investigative journal which had first reported that the Rafale aircraft deal was being probed in France.

In a tweet, he said the snooping was confirmed by France’s national cybersecurity agency. Taking potshots at the BJP-led government, Chidambaram wondered whether the Centre would “give up its ostrich-like attitude and agree to the Opposition’s demand for a full discussion in Parliament on the misuse of Pegasus spyware in India.”

“How long can the government duck and hide and scoot when all that the Opposition wants is a full debate?” he tweeted.