Israel investigates Pegasus developer NSO over spyware abuse allegations Israeli government officials this week visited the offices of NSO as part of an investigation into the developer s Pegasus spyware, which was reportedly deployed against journalists, politicians, activists and other prominent public figures.
Source: AP via
The Times of Israel
Officials are scrutinizing NSO s business practices on the back of allegations that governments and other entities leveraged Pegasus to target dissidents and journalists, Israel s Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Wednesday, as reported by
MIT Technology Review.
Israel declined to name the agencies conducting the NSO inquiry, but local media outlets have in the past claimed a number of groups are investigating the matter including the foreign ministry, justice ministry, Mossad and military intelligence, the report said.
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