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US defence group in talks to buy Israel’s blacklisted Pegasus spyware

US defence group in talks to buy Israel’s blacklisted Pegasus spyware

The US defence contractor L3Harris Technologies is in talks with Israel’s notorious NSO Group surveillance technology to purchase the firm’s spyware tools despite it being placed on a US blacklist. The Biden administration is warning that this potential acquisition is deeply concerning and would raise serious counterintelligence and security concerns for the US government, according […]

Israel: Spyware NSO Group in talks to sell after scandal

Israel: Spyware NSO Group in talks to sell after scandal

Israeli spyware company NSO Group is in talks to sell the company following last year’s scandal which revealed that it had sold its Pegasus programme to foreign governments, which used it to target government officials, journalists and others. Israeli media outlets reported last week that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had told Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai […]