17 Indians' phones were possibly infected by frightening spyware. Most of these targets were either activists or human rights lawyers. Quite a few are defending those accused in the Elgar Parishad case. Others are tribal rights activists. Some are fighting cases against Dalit atrocities. A couple are journalists.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/whatsapp-spyware-row-tribal-rights-activists-lawyers-among-targets/articleshow/71844746.cms