Human rights activists in India were targeted by a coordinated spyware campaign from January to October of 2019. Activists were sent spearphishing emails with malicious links and files that, if clicked, would infect their computers with spyware capable of tracking their communications. Three of the activists were also alleged to have been targeted by Pegasus, a notorious spyware program developed by Israeli surveillance software firm NSO Group last year. The research shows that surveillance software has been leveraged multiple times against activists linked to the Bhima Koregaon activists.”]
Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/india-spyware-nso-group-amnesty-international-citizen-lab/