More skeletons are tumbling out of a closet in the matter pertaining to the allegations of malware and spyware planted on electronic devices used by activists implicated in the Bhima Koregaon case. Now, Sentinel Labs, another US-based cybersecurity firm (after Arsenal) has discovered more evidence of Rona Wilson’s devices being targeted.
According to Sentinel Labs, there are two separate sets of hackers who targeted Wilson’s devices. They were employed, possibly by the same entity that has “interests aligned with the Indian State”.
The curious case of the ModifiedElephant
One of the groups of hackers who targeted Wilson’s devices is an entity Sentinel Labs calls ModifiedElephant. A report by Sentinel Labs says, “ModifiedElephant is responsible for targeted attacks on human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India with the objective of planting incriminating digital evidence.” They also
— source sabrangindia.in | 11 Feb 2022