Her chats also reveal she would 'force install' Whisper on computers of officials from several organisations. Sejal states in her Facebook profile that she's an employee of a firm called 'Growth Company' in Manchester, UK. It then scans all files with photographs, databases of MS Word and MS Excel, by first verifying their encryption keys and then opening their passwords,' said a senior intelligence official. Immediately after that, it scans all latest attachments sent from the computer in emails or downloads. It's to ensure that the app is not a virus or malware. Users can upload selfies and reveal themselves if they desire but most remain. It’s a place where shyness, talents, cliques, popularity, and looks don’t drive the conversation (like Facebook or Instagram). 'Instantly, after getting downloaded, the malware first prompts the user to key in a code. Whisper is a great place for anangst-ridden teen to confess a burden or find a kindred spirit. A hacker can use as many as 25 internet addresses to mask her identity,' said a top intelligence official, closely monitoring the probe.

Both work on stealth mode and have 'self-aware' detection techniques which make them extremely difficult to be recognised by anti-malware programmes installed in computers. Sejal's Facebook account had cropped up following the arrest of BrahMos senior systems missile projects engineer Nishant Agarwal by the UP anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and military intelligence (MI) for passing on classified information about the project to Pakistan spy agency ISI.īesides 'Whisper', another spy application used by Sejal that has come to the fore is called 'Gravity Rat'. Malware is an abbreviated form of 'malicious software' that is specifically designed to gain access to or damage a computer, usually without the knowledge of the owner.

TOI has accessed her chats and the details of the malware called 'Whisper' used by her. He had also sharedShe was involved in the case related to the leak of classified data on BrahMos missile in 2018. He was offered $30,000/month IT job in Canada by a ‘Sejal Kapoor’ via Facebook. Nishant Aggarwal, the engineer who was arrested for leaking BrahMos information to ISI had no clue about how much of sensitive data had been stolen from his computer because of the planted malware. Lure of $30,000 IT job in Canada landed BrahMos engineer Nishant Aggarwal in ISI web

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