NSO

Meta claims Israeli spyware firm NSO Group failed to complain, demands further pressure by US gov't

The complaint accuses the Israeli firm of running a phishing campaign that tricks users into clicking links leading to malicious websites, and of testing its products on WhatsApp accounts and groups.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
DREAM has opened a sovereign AI data center near Modi’in

DREAM unveils Israel’s first sovereign AI data center for government and critical infrastructure

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

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

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

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


NSO chairman resigns following Israel Police spying scandal

Levy insisted his departure from NSO Group is unrelated to the Israel Police spyware scandal.

 AN AERIAL view shows the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert.

Knesset battles over NSO and charges of police as ‘mafia’

The Knesset's Interior Security Committee debated the NSO affair on Monday, with chairwoman Merav Ben Ari trying to strike a balance between defending the police and probing its actions.

Merav Ben-Ari with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, February 1, 2021

Police spyware use shows an alarming ends-justifies-the-means culture - comment

Where do the police get off tapping phones of people not suspected of any concrete wrongdoing? 

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.

A different take on the NSO Group affair - opinion

The recent NSO affair is an opportunity for the Foreign Affairs Ministry to prove its strategic value and to chart a new course by introducing ethical dimensions into Israeli foreign policy.

 FROM HIS first day on the job, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid sought to make a clean break with past policy.

Police: 'There is no proof to spyware allegations, everything was legal'

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit said initial examination did not turn up evidence of systemic misuse of surveillance technologies.

Avicahi Mandelblit

Police chief on NSO: If there was abuse of power, we’ll fix it

Shabtai tries to shift focus of the NSO probe by saying Pegasus was used prior to his term.

Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021

British pension funds were used to buy stake in NSO - report

The retirement fund of the parent company of British Gas contributed significantly to buy a stake in the NSO Group.

 AN AERIAL view shows the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert.

Israel Police must be investigated for using NSO's Pegasus - editorial

The use of these tracking technologies without such transparency is immoral at best, and the use of it without the proper permissions is outright unjustifiable.

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.

Three takeaways from NSO-police spying controversy - analysis

Many public officials and hi-tech experts have demanded legislation to enforce clearer limits on future police use of hacking technologies so it's not left to the personal discretion of investigators.

 A police officer uses a radar speed gun to track drivers in violation of the speed limit, 2022

In recent NSO affair, who will public believe: police or press? - analysis

The solution to an abuse of technology is not to ban the technology, but to effectively regulate it.  

 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