WhatsApp denies allegations of data breach by spyware Pegasus in SC

The issue cropped up before a bench headed by CJI Bobde which was hearing a plea seeking direction to RBI for framing regulation to ensure that data collected on UPI platforms is not exploited

WhatsApp on Monday denied in the Supreme Court the allegations that its data can be hacked by Israeli sypware Pegasus, which had led to a controversy last year over breach of privacy following claims that Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities.

The issue cropped up before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde which was hearing a plea filed by Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam seeking direction to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for framing regulation to ensure that data collected on UPI platforms is not exploited or used