Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL POLLING FOR INDIA'S GROWTH IS IN BARELY DELHI FIT RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR DEMOCRACY POSITIVE TERRITORY: US THINK TANK TO HIT RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 1 Issue 365 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable HERO TAKES A BACK- SEAT; DEVERAKONDA ADVANCES PURI'S FIGHTER { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com AP Formation BIG BRO IS WATCHING! Day today Debit, credit card VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh is set to celebrate WhatsApp confirms ‘snooping’ on details of Indians Formation Day on Friday. As part of celebrations, the State government will hold a grand on sale online ceremony for three days. Officials have made arrange- Indian journalists, activists too ments for celebrations, which 1.3 million customers at risk will take place at the Indira PNS n NEW DELHI Gandhi Municipal Stadium. PNS n NEW DELHI Collector MD Imtiyaz and As Facebook-owned WhatsApp Cong urges SC to hold Committed to protect Commissioner of Police sued Israeli cyber intelligence Banking trojans are at work Dwaraka Tirumala Rao vis- company NSO Group this week Centre accountable rights of privacy: MHA again. Cybercriminals have this ited the place and monitored that exploited its video calling time put up over 1.3 million the arrangements. Chief system to snoop on 1,400 NEW DELHI: The Congress alleged on Thursday NEW DELHI: Oct 31 (PTI) The government is debit and credit card data of Minister YS Jaganmohan selected users globally, the that the Modi government has been "caught committed to protecting fundamental rights of Indian banking customers for Reddy and Governor Viswa micro-blogging platform con- snooping" after WhatsApp said that journalists and citizens and reports of breach of people's privacy open sale on the dark side of the Bushan Harichandan will be firmed on Thursday that Indian human rights activists in India have been targets of are an attempt to malign India, Home Ministry web. These cards are being the chief guests for the event, human rights activists and "It targeted at least surveillance, as it urged the Supreme Court to hold officials said on Thursday in the wake of the sold at a price of $100 per card which is being conducted journalists were among those 100 human-rights the Centre accountable over the issue. WhatsApp snooping controversy. and can fetch cybercriminals up after a four-year hiatus. targeted by the spyware. defenders, journalists Facebook-owned WhatsApp said Indian The officials also said the government will take to $130 million. According to n These cards are being sold Full report on Page 2 Earlier, multiple media journalists and human rights activists were among strict action against any intermediary responsible a ZDNet report, these card at a price of $100 per card. reports said those targeted in and other members of those globally spied upon by unnamed entities for breach of privacy of citizens. details have been uploaded on India included human rights civil society across the using an Israeli spyware Peagasus. "Some statements have appeared based on Joker's Stash which happens to n These card details can fetch activists who were arrested world," the head of "Modi govt caught snooping! Appalling but not reports in media, regarding breach of privacy of be Internet's largest and also the cybercriminals up to $130 Telugu actress over their alleged involvement Surprising! After all, BJP Govt- 1. Fought against Indian citizens on WhatsApp. These attempts to oldest card shop. Group-IB, a million. in the Bhima-Koregaon Dalit WhatsApp, Will our right to privacy. 2. Set up a multi crore malign the government of India for the reported security research firm found Geetanjali riots near Pune in January last Cathart, wrote in an Surveillance Structure until stopped by SC. SC breach are completely misleading," an official said. these cards for sale on web. The n These card details have year. The reports said Indian op-ed published by must take immediate cognisance and issue notice The official said the central government is Joker's Stash is advertising it been uploaded on Joker's passes away journalists were also victim of to BJP government," Congress's chief pokesperson committed to protecting the fundamental rights of under the "INDIA-MIX-NEW- Stash the WhatsApp spygate. The Washington Post Randeep Surjewala said in a series of tweets. citizens, including the right to privacy. 01" heading. HYDERABAD: Popular "Indian users were among While the source of the Telugu actress of yesteryear those contacted by us this raise the alarm of hacking and Surprising! After all, BJP Govt Notification authorising data NSO Group used the flaw to breach is yet unknown, the machines. When the card is Geetanjali, who is remem- week," a WhatsApp they promptly took measures- 1. Fought against our right to snooping 4) WhatsApp snoop- hack into users' smartphones. security researchers in their swiped through the skimmer, bered for her role as Goddess Spokesperson said, without -Technical & Legal. Having privacy. 2. Set up a multi crore ing thru Israeli Software; Next- "It targeted at least 100 early data analysis have found the device clones the critical Sita in 'Sitarama Kalyanam', revealing the numbers or being approached by them, Surveillance Structure until cameras in our Homes in name human-rights defenders, jour- Track 2 data in the card dump details of the card stored on its passed away here following a names of those affected. they suggested measures to be stopped by SC. SC must take of Rashtravaad? Tricks of nalists and other members of which suggests that the card magnetic stripe. massive cardiac arrest. She However, some individuals safe online". immediate cognisance & issue Bhrasht Jasoos Party?" civil society across the world," details have been stolen via The uploaded card details are was 74. came out on their own on The controversy immediate- notice to BJP Govt" tweeted Congress Party spokesperson the head of WhatsApp, Will skimming devices installed at from multiple banks and not Geetanjali died of a mas- social media, revealing they ly snowballed into a political Congress Party leader Randeep Sanjay Jha tweeted: "Big Bro is Cathart, wrote in an op-ed ATMs or any PoS. Track 2 data just one which means that it sive cardiac arrest late on were among those affected by one, with several Congress Singh Surjewala. watching, reading and published by The Washington is usually found on a card's isn't a case of compromise of Wednesday night the spyware. leaders blaming the Bharatiya Another Congress leader analysing your #WhatsApp Post. magnetic stripe. one bank. Criminals who buy at home, Sidhant Sibal, who is princi- Janata Party (BJP) behind the Jaiveer Shergill tweeted: 1) BJP message". In a statement, NSO Group Card skimming is a kind of card dumps from Joker's Stash according to pal diplomatic and defence WhatsApp snooping on human Govt wanted Aadhar linked The BJP, however, dared denied performing any such card theft where criminals typically use the data to clone family mem- correspondent for WIONews, civil rights activists. with phone 2) objected to right WhatsApp to reveal the names act, saying it disputed the alle- install skimming devices to legitimate cards and withdraw bers. tweeted: "Here is the good "Modi Govt caught snoop- to privacy as fundamental right; of those affected. gations and vowed to "vigorous- steal card details. Skimming money from ATMs in so-called She was news. Whatsapp was able to ing! Appalling but not 3) 20/12/2018 issued According to WhatsApp, the ly fight them." devices are like copier "cash outs." taken to a pri- vate super-spe- ciality hospital and hos- pital sources said she was Jagan case Guv visits home brought dead. Opposition demands free Condoling her death, still haunts for tribal pregnant Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said women Geetanjali's role as Goddess sand to end crisis in the State IAS officers? Sita in 'Sitarama Kalynam' (a G RAVI KIRAN PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM film made by late N T Rama n VIJAYAWADA Rao) would be remembered A fresh case has been booked Governor Biswa Bhushan forever. The TDP and other parties against retired IAS officer Harichandan visited Home are indulging in 'sand-sling- CVSK Sarma for claiming for Tribal Pregnant Women at ing' to take the government to fake bills towards legal aid in Gumadam a village near task. TDP chief N Jagan's Rs 45,000 cr CBI dis- Saluru in Vizianagaram on HC notices on Chandrababu Naidu and proportionate assets (DA) Thursday. He interacted with other party leaders are mak- cases. The Saifabad police women about their health Durga temple ing a hue and cry over short- are investigating the case in and medical services being age of sand in the state. Jana n TDP chief N Chandrababu n The crisis it seems is troubling Hyderabad, following a court rendered by the medical and EO's posting Sena Party president Pawan Naidu is batting for free sand the government as five order on a petition. The peti- health department. He also Kalyan called upon opposi- and reminded that when he workers committed suicides tioner, PV Ramana, com- showed his keen interest in VIJAYAWADA: The AP tion party leaders to join the plained that Sarma withdrew the distance they travel from was at the helm he had across the state as they are Decks cleared for High Court has served a fight against the government nearly Rs 8 lakh by submitting their villages to the home and notice on the AP to resolve the sand crisis.