Pegasus spyware highlights rising cyber-security threats

Asia News Network writers discuss the recent disclosure that the Israeli cyber-surveillance spy tool Pegasus has been used in mass hacking.

Members of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee workers during a rally in front of Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the State Legislature of Karnataka, as they protest against alleged phone tapping of journalists and politicians and against 'Pegasus' snooping row in Bangalore, India, on July 22, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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