Phones of nine Bahraini activists found to have been hacked with NSO spyware
24Aug21
Article Key points/excerpts:
- Toronto-based Citizen lab identified four activists targeted by the Bahraini government using NSO Group software
- “NSO is an Israeli surveillance company regulated by Israel’s ministry of defence”
- NSO sells “its spyware technology to government clients around the world” conducting criminal and security investigations.
- NSO sells its software in 40 unnamed countries. Some known government clients include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico and Hungary.