Jeff Bezos’ intimate messages, data from drug cartels, Adnan Kashoggi — the many things Pegasus is suspected of hacking before WhatsApp

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According to their LinkedIn profiles, Hulio was a company commander with the Israel Defence Forces and Lavie was an employee of the government.

Francisco was looking to sell the NSO Group in 2015 at a valuation of $1 billion. At the time, the company was earning $75 million annually.

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According to Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory under the University of Toronto, there are been an increase in spyware attacks as a part of an ongoing public relations campaign by Novalpina Capital to promote the narrative that the new ownership would curb abuse.

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The NSO Group also claims that its technology is used ‘exclusively’ by government intelligence and law enforcement agencies. According to the company, their technology prevented crimes like car bombs, pedophilia rings, and money laundering operations.

The NSO Group describes Pegasus — the spyware that allegedly hacked WhatsApp — “a powerful and unique monitoring tool, which allows remote and stealth monitoring and full data extraction from remote targets via untraceable commands.”

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Mansoor, an international human rights defender, reportedly received messages promising ‘new secrets’ about detainees being tortured in the UAE.

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According to the New York Times, the company sold the Mexican government $15 million worth of hardware and software.

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