NSO

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


Netanyahu blames Bennett for 3,000 COVID deaths

According to opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu, the delay in the third round of vaccines was the cause for the first thousand deaths this wave.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, February 7, 2022.

NSO Affair: Will Israeli public lose confidence in law enforcement?

People cannot circumvent the law while enforcing the law, said President Isaac Herzog at the annual B'Sheva conference in Jerusalem: This is not an easy day."

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog speaks during a Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022.

Bennett: We will not leave the public without answers on NSO

The government “needs to understand exactly what happened,” Bennett said, but would not specify what kind of inquiry would take place.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a press conference on January 11, 2022

Bar Lev to form commission to examine police NSO affair

Last week, the attorney-general appointed a team to investigate wiretapping allegations made against the police.

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev and Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai attend a ceremony of Israel Police

Police use Israel's NSO to target politicians, businessmen, journalists - report

A new report added a slew of businessmen, protest leaders and politicians to the list of alleged police wiretapping targets.

Shadowy figure uses cell phone (illustrative)

Israel's police cannot commit crimes to fight crime - editorial

The use of these tracking technologies without judicial oversight and the required permission cannot be justified and presents a severe violation of basic civil liberties.

THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country’s ‘FBI,’ headquartered in this building in Lod.

The Israeli public has a right to know about illegal surveillance - opinion

Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett with Israel Police chief Insp.-Gen. Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony after the largest-ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv in November.

Who is democracy’s threat, Netanyahu or the police? - comment

As Netanyahu was being accused of undermining the rule of law, those charged with preserving that law were breaking it.

 OPPOSITION LEADER MK Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his ongoing trial at Jerusalem District Court in November.

Netanyahu trial: Witnesses to go forward despite phone hacking scandal

The prosecution has until February 8 to respond to the allegations of using spyware to hack phones.

 OPPOSITION LEADER MK Benjamin Netanyahu has an animated conversation in the Knesset plenum last month.

Netanyahu, Elovitch lawyers attack prosecution over hacking Filber’s phone

The prosecution is probing Israel Police over a new scandal in which key witness Shlomo Filber’s cell phone was allegedly illegally hacked.

 NETANYAHU ARRIVES for a hearing on corruption charges at the Jerusalem District Court in November.