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Spanish judge shelves investigation of Pegasus use for attacks on PM Sanchez, ministers

The judge in charge of the investigation assured that the Israeli authorities don't provide sufficient information to determine whether the cyberattacks were carried out using the Pegasus software.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

NSO group names David Friedman chairman amid efforts to overcome US blacklist

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

In US, spyware has consequences: Pegasus to pay Meta punitive damages - opinion

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

Israeli spyware firm NSO to pay Meta $168m. in damages for hijacking WhatsApp servers


Israel Police, FBI officials call for more aggressive crime tech laws

There has been heavy criticism of the police’s use of one of NSO Group’s tools to hack suspects' cell phones and routinely collect data beyond what court orders stipulate.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai, Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev and Israeli police officers at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 1, 2022.

Mexican opposition lawmaker says he was target of Pegasus spyware

Mexican opposition congressman Agustin Basave Alanis said on Tuesday his phone was infected by Pegasus.

The logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group is seen at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021.

Israel's NSO Group Pegasus probed by Mexico if spyware purchases were legal

In the second probe, the office said that judicial authorities had received evidence that NSO had been "illegally selling" Pegasus, without providing more details.

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021

12 senior Indonesian officials targeted by NSO software - report

The officials include Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, a senior military official, and two local diplomats.

An aerial view shows the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel, July 22, 2021.

NSO Group clears out major chunk of its staff, CEO quits

Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, which has been facing heavy criticism as of late for providing its Pegasus spyware to illegal organizations, is seeing some major staffing changes as of late.

The logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group is seen at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021.

Outside probe needed for police NSO spying allegations - lawyer group head

Israel Bar Association President Avi Himi said that despite Monday's report absolving NSO of the original list, it actually rains down pretty hard on the police.

ISRAELI CYBER firm NSO Group’s exhibition stand is seen at ISDEF 2019, an international defense and homeland security expo held in Tel Aviv in 2019.

Investigation finds police did not use NSO’s Pegasus without court approval

The team did find that police had collected data they were not legally allowed to collect, although they did not use it.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai, Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev and Israeli police officers at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 1, 2022.

US intel backed potential purchase of NSO Group by American firm - NYT

Despite the Biden administration's outrage over the potential deal, some US intel officials "quietly supported" the L3Harris deal, NYT reports.

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021

US company L3Harris discussing purchase of NSO Group surveillance tech

A senior White House official expressed concern regarding the implications of the potential deal on US national security.

The logo of L3Harris is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, July 1, 2019.

Israel is pressuring the US to de-blacklist Pegasus developer NSO

If the Biden administration does so, it will be a dramatic change in policy that is likely to draw harsh criticism from within the Democratic Party.

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021