01/11/2019

Pegasus spyware infected 45 countries between 2016 and 2018, targeted eight Indian telcos, shows Citizen Lab report

Citizen Lab, the University of Toronto's 'interdisciplinary laboratory' that that Indian academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists were being spied upon, had last year released findings about the reach and scope of Pegasus. This is the very same spyware that was used to carry out surveillance on at least 19 Indians earlier this year. The following telecom operators, including eight in India, were believed to have been targeted by Pegasus:BHARTI Airtel Ltd. India, Bharti Airtel Ltd., Telemedia Services India, Atria Convergence Technologies pvt ltd India, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited India, National Internet Backbone India, Hathway IP Over Cable Internet India, Star Broadband Services India, Telemar Norte Leste S.A. Brazil, Pakistan Telecom Company Limited Pakistan. Bharti Airtel Ltd. AS for GPRS Service India, StarHub Internet Exchange Singapore, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), Nationwide Bangladesh.

31/10/2019

Pegasus spyware infected 45 countries between 2016 and 2018, targeted eight Indian telcos, shows Citizen Lab report

Citizen Lab, the University of Toronto's 'interdisciplinary laboratory' that that Indian academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists were being spied upon, had last year released findings about the reach and scope of Pegasus. This is the very same spyware that was used to carry out surveillance on at least 19 Indians earlier this year. The following telecom operators, including eight in India, were believed to have been targeted by Pegasus:BHARTI Airtel Ltd. India, Bharti Airtel Ltd., Telemedia Services India, Atria Convergence Technologies pvt ltd India, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited India, National Internet Backbone India, Hathway IP Over Cable Internet India, Star Broadband Services India, Telemar Norte Leste S.A. Brazil, Pakistan Telecom Company Limited Pakistan. Bharti Airtel Ltd. AS for GPRS Service India, StarHub Internet Exchange Singapore, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), Nationwide Bangladesh.

31/10/2019

Airtel Xstream Fibre Users Can Get Unlimited Data on Broadband Plans Every Month at Rs 299

Bharti Airtel recently revised its broadband plans across more than 100 cities where it’s operating right now. Airtel Xstream Fibre is the new identity for Airtel V-Fiber as the company is looking to streamline its offerings into one platform and that is Xstream. Already, the telco has renamed its mobile app from Airtel TV to Airtel Xstream, and now, the broadband setup has been renamed to Airtel Xstream Fibre. These OTT service subscriptions separate the broadband plans from other service providers like JioFiber, ACT Fibernet, You Broadband and so on. JioFiber is also rumoured to bundle OTT subscriptions with its broadband plans, but the company is yet to reveal the details.