The Epoch Times Days after being placed on a U.S. sanctions list, Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group was handed a major loss in federal appeals court Nov. 8 when justices denied the companyâs sovereign immunity claimsâpaving the way for the firm to face legal liability in the United States.
NSO Group faces legal and regulatory actions in numerous jurisdictions over whatâs been dubbed the Pegasus scandalâwhere the company allegedly allowed authoritarian governments to use its Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
Developed by former members of the elite Israeli Unit 8200âcomparable to the U.S. National Security Agencyâthe Pegasus software allegedly infects iPhones and Androids, enabling operators to extract messages, photos, and emails; record calls; and activate microphones in secret…
