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NSO Says Israeli Police Got ‘Weaker’ Variant of Pegasus Phone Hacking Tool

The chief of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group said on Tuesday it had sold the country's police a variant of the Pegasus hacking tool that can access local cellphones, but which he described as being "weaker" than the export version. Unsourced media reports last month of warrantless wiretaps by Israeli…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022

NSO says Israeli police got 'weaker' variant of Pegasus phone hacking tool

The chief of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group said on Tuesday it had sold the country's police a variant of the Pegasus hacking tool that can access local cellphones, but which he described as being "weaker" than the export version.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

Israel blocked Ukraine from buying Pegasus spyware, fearing Russia’s anger

Revelation of denial offers new insight into the way Israel’s relationship with Moscow has undermined Ukrainian objectives

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022

The Guardian joint winner of George Polk award for Pegasus project

Collaboration with Washington Post and Forbidden Stories Network receives prestigious journalistic accolade

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

‘Most harmful thing’ – how spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain

Growing evidence shows Gulf state’s friends and enemies are being targeted by NSO Group software / You don’t know what is private’: how spyware erodes human rights in Bahrain

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022

How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

More Polish opposition figures found to have been targeted by Pegasus spyware

Analysis by Amnesty International linked them to Pegasus Project leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

EU data watchdog calls for Pegasus spyware ban

EDPS says NSO Group’s software is ‘incompatible with our democratic values’ and should be banned in bloc

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022

Court Postpones Netanyahu Trial Hearings over Phone Spying Claims

The Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday that all planned sessions this week in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial will be postponed to Feb 21. The former premier, now opposition leader, is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. A…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

EU Watchdog Calls for Ban on Israel's Surveillance Tool Pegasus

The European Union's data protection watchdog called on Tuesday for a ban on the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, developed by Israeli-based NSO Group. The EDPS said use of Pegasus might lead to an "unprecedented level of intrusiveness, able to interfere with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives." Israel…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022