NSO played key role in Israel’s gulf diplomacy, NYT finds

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license;

NSO chief calls blacklisting by US ‘an outrage,’ rejects ‘hypocritical’ criticism

NSO chief calls blacklisting by US ‘an outrage,’ rejects ‘hypocritical’ criticism (Times of Israel)
Shalev Hulio says firm has disconnected Pegasus spyware 7 times over misuse; denies it was used against Macron, or in Khashoggi murder: ‘I sleep soundly at night. NSO here to stay’

Saudi crown prince called Netanyahu to renew kingdom’s NSO spyware license – report (Times of Israel)
NYT: With Pegasus permit stalled after Khashoggi murder, MBS phoned then-PM to sort matter, in return for opening airspace to Israel flights; FBI also bought Pegasus, didn’t use it

NSO played key role in Israel's gulf diplomacy, NYT finds, confirming Haaretz reports (Haaretz)
An investigation by the New York Times reveals NSO offered new spyware called Phantom to the FBI in 2019; Saudi Arabia's MBS was reauthorized to use Pegasus only after a personal phone call with Netanyahu

Finnish diplomats targeted with Israeli NSO’s Pegasus spyware, FM says (Haaretz)
Earlier, the NYT reported that Netanyahu used NSO's spyware as a central pillar of Israel's diplomatic policy in recent years, confirming past reporting by Haaretz

The battle for the world’s most powerful cyberweapon (NYT)
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains around the world from NSO’s Pegasus spyware — a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.

Photo: NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio in an interview on January 29 (Screenshot/Channel 12)