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Former US ambassador to Israel named chair of spyware firm NSO Group

David Friedman, who served under Trump, named chairman as NSO finalizes its sale to American investor group led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds, a move aimed at removing the firm from the US blacklist and reviving its operations in the United States

Omri Kabri | 11.09.25

נתניהו, טראמפ וחמינאי על רקע מחאת החטופים. איראן ניסתה לרגל אחר ההתקדמות במגעים

Iran launched cyberattack on Gaza ceasefire talks, Israeli firm reports

Dream Security reports that Iran is suspected of launching a cyberattack targeting Oman’s Foreign Ministry to spy on Egypt-hosted Gaza hostage talks, using malicious emails to infiltrate diplomats’ systems and monitor communications.

Tal Shahaf | 08.29.25

Ehud Barak, ex-cyber chief sue VC Michael Eisenberg for defamation Over Paragon posts

Former prime minister and a co-founder of cyber firm Paragon claim Eisenberg, a top tech investor, defamed them in posts they say were fueled by business rivalry and linked to a smear campaign. Mediation was rejected as the case proceeds in court

Tal Shahaf | 05.28.25

US court orders NSO group to pay $168 million in damages to Meta

Lawsuit, filed in 2019, accuses Israeli cybersecurity firm of unlawfully accessing WhatsApp's servers and continuing its cyber espionage activities even after the commencement of legal proceedings

Daniel Edelson, New York | 05.07.25

אנשי חברת הגנת הסייבר דרים (Dream Security), למעלה: שלישי משמאל -סבסטיאן קורץ, חמישי משמאל - שלו חוליו

We’ve got a click: A rugged Israeli entrepreneur and a former Austrian chancellor are aiming for a Wizz-style exit

Cybersecurity firm Dream, a partnership between former NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio and former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz, becomes a unicorn and is hoping to surpass Wizz's success

Tal Shahaf | 04.19.25

Espionage, targets and a scandal: How a former Israeli prime minister's cyber firm got into trouble

After NSO, another Israeli cyber firm faces allegations of spyware abuse, targeting journalists and human rights activists; How did Paragon, founded by Ehud Barak, land in trouble despite pledging to avoid NSO’s mistakes—and can it escape the fallout?

Tal Shahaf | 03.15.25

משמאל לימין: מייסד-שותף וסמנכ"ל טכנולוגיות (CTO), גיל דולב מייסד-שותף ומנכ"ל, שלו חוליו מייסד-שותף ונשיא, סבסטיאן קורץ

Former NSO founder's new cybersecurity firm is Israel's first 2025 unicorn

Dream Security—founded by Shalev Hulio, former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz and former Israeli government official Gil Dolev—specializes in AI-based security solutions for gas, oil, water infrastructure, defending against attacks from state actors

Israel Wullman, Tal Shahaf | 02.17.25

California court rules against Israel’s NSO Group in Meta lawsuit over WhatsApp hack

Court rules Israeli firm illegally used its Pegasus spyware to target over 1,400 WhatsApp users, including journalists and activists; parent company Meta hails victory against illegal surveillance; damages will be determined later

Daniel Edelson, New York | 12.21.24

Report: 'Israeli government took extraordinary measures to frustrate lawsuit that threatened to reveal secrets'

The Israeli government delayed a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp against NSO by confiscating documents in 2020 from NSO offices; Justice Ministry denies claims it interfered with American due process, the Guardian reports

Ynet | 07.26.24

Government approves committee of inquiry into alleged police abuse of spy tech

Committee will address issuance of covert surveillance orders and tracking citizens using technological means despite opposition from security officials and AG

Ynetnews | 08.27.23

White House warns companies not to buy Israel's blacklisted NSO

US National Security Council spokesperson says any American company should be aware that a transaction with a blacklisted entity may prompt a review of a possible counterintelligence threat

Oshrit Gan-El | 06.29.23

אלחנדרו אנסינס יועצו לענייני זכויות אדם של נשיא מקסיקו שלפי דיווח הטלפון שלו נפרץ על ידי פגסוס של NSO

Beyond activists & journalists: Pegasus spyware targets Mexican govt. officials -NYT

The New York Times reveals: Among the victims of Israeli espionage tools in Mexico is a close associate of the president and undersecretary for human rights, Alejandro Encinas. According to the report, only the military in Mexico has access to Pegasus, and Encinas is among the few in the government who opposed it.

ynet correspondents | 05.22.23

'Despite blowback, Mexico refuses to abandon use of Israeli spy tool'

NYT spills new salacious details about a 2011 deal struck at a strip club between Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and representatives of the Mexican government — the company's first and biggest client

Ynet | 04.18.23

Biden administration signs deal with Israel's NSO, despite blacklisting it - NYT

The deal sealed only five days before the White House announces it was taking action against the Israeli tech company and placing it on a Commerce Department blacklist, declaring it to be a national security threat and discouraging American companies from doing business with it

Hadas Bar-Ad | 04.03.23

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