Gantz in Paris for spyware scandal talks; Israeli officials visit NSO office

Defence Minister tells French allegations treated with 'utmost seriousness'; officials visit NSO to assess security breach claims; US Dems urge action against NSO

Gantz in Paris to discuss spyware scandal as Israeli officials inspect NSO offices (Haaretz)
Defence Minister Gantz tells French counterpart Israel is looking into the allegations made against the spytech firm with 'utmost seriousness'

Israeli government representatives visit NSO headquarters (Jerusalem Post)
According to the announcement, the purpose was to begin assessing the security breach allegations brought against the NSO’s Pegasus

US Democrats call for possible action against NSO over Pegasus revelations (Guardian)
Four Democrats in Congress tell Biden administration that such firms ‘should be sanctioned, and if necessary, shut down’

NSO spyware scandal may threaten Israel’s love affair with Amazon and Google (Haaretz)
Amazon reportedly cut NSO off from its AWS service - the same one that is supposed to support Israel’s new official state cloud. Could Jerusalem be cut off, too?

Despite Pegasus scandal, NSO workers 'sleep well at night' (Haaretz)
The pay is good and so is the office pampering, but while most former and current NSO employees say they believe the Israeli spyware firm aims to do good, others admit: ‘Today it’s an embarrassment to say you worked at NSO’