India has joined France, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries in launching a major initiative to combat terrorism and extremism online and secure the internet.
He said cyberspace and digital technologies have been a real force of economic, social, political, industrial, even behavioural transformation.
In May, WhatsApp has said it became aware of NSO Group having used a coding glitch in the messaging app that let its customers spy on some people
The darknet or darkweb is parallel to the internet but provides users with anonymity, which is often exploited for criminal activities
Sources at WhatsApp said the messaging platform has now responded to the government's last week's query seeking an explanation on the Pegasus spyware
The source, who requested anonymity, said WhatsApp had not disclosed the alleged spying incident in its conversations with the Indian government
The hackers allegedly used an Israeli technology, Pegasus develeoped by Israeli firm, NSO to the conduct cyberespionage
Even as rules and oversight measures are tightened, a new dimension in fraud prevention is gaining ground. Artificial intelligence is now being used to identify and flag errant behavior
An internal inquiry has been initiated and the matter reported to the relevant authorities for investigation.