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A photo said to depict illegal missile development for an unnamed Asian country, released February 11, 2020. (Shin Bet)
December 20, 2021, 8:16 pm
10 Israelis set to be indicted for illegally exporting missiles to China
Drone entrepreneur Ephraim Menashe and 9 others to be charged for a range of crimes, including carrying out missile tests near residential neighborhoods
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016, a woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP)
December 6, 2021, 8:22 pm
Amid fallout from NSO scandal, Israel imposes new restrictions on cyber exports
Move comes after powerful Israeli-made surveillance tools reportedly used against journalists and activists by countries around the world under the guise of fighting terror, crimes
By Judah Ari Gross
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016, a woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP)
August 12, 2021, 2:23 pm
UN experts urge freeze on surveillance tech sales amid Israeli spyware scandal
Special rapporteurs urge Israel to disclose ‘what measures it took to review NSO export transactions in light of its own human rights obligations’
By AFP
State Comptroller Yosef Shapira in the Knesset, December 31, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
August 6, 2021, 2:25 pm
Ex-ombudsman said to highlight human rights concerns about NSO Group last year
Report says Yosef Shapira was among a group of former officials who warned the Defense Ministry that without greater oversight of cyber firms, ‘this will blow up in Israel’s face’
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016, a woman walks outside the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 28, 2021, 10:50 pm
Defense Ministry officials ‘visit’ NSO Group in first probe following spy exposé
Move comes as Gantz visits Paris, after reports emerge Macron, French parliamentarians were among those tracked with company’s cyber surveillance technology
By Judah Ari Gross
This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group which features 'Pegasus' spyware, on display in Paris, on July 21, 2021. (Joel Saget/AFP)
July 28, 2021, 7:49 pm
NSO Group affair is latest in Israel’s long history of arming shady regimes
Aversion to arming human rights violators often trumped by political expediency; only new legislation can keep Israeli firms from selling wares to bad actors, activists say
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. An Israeli woman uses her phone in front of a building in Herzliya that housed the NSO Group intelligence firm, on August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)
July 19, 2021, 9:58 pm
Israel: If NSO Group violated export permits, ‘appropriate action’ will be taken
Amid reports company’s technology was used against activists and journalists, Defense Ministry says firm was only allowed to sell its products for fighting crime, terror
By Judah Ari Gross
A photo said to depict illegal missile development for an unnamed Asian country, released February 11, 2020. (Shin Bet)
February 16, 2021, 6:47 am
Suspect in arms sale to Asian country was previously entangled in similar case
Both attempts — which involved munitions that loiter near, search for and then attack their target — expose holes in Israel’s defense export oversight mechanism
By Tal Schneider
Belarusian opposition supporters gather for a protest rally in front of the government building at Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus, August 18, 2020. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP)
August 19, 2020, 11:01 pm
Rights activists raise alarm over Israeli cellphone hacking tech sold to Belarus
Lobbyists urge Defense Ministry to curb export of Cellebrite’s technology to Lukashenko regime as long-time dictator cracks down on opposition
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a satellite dish (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 15, 2019, 1:35 pm
Police arrest spy-tech firm officials suspected of fraud, money laundering
Arrests made in Ability defense contractor case after the firm’s subsidiaries’ licenses were suspended six months ago
By Judah Ari Gross
The Defense Ministry building in Tel Aviv, August 29, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 26, 2019, 7:21 pm
Defense Ministry rebukes Israeli spy tech company for unlawful exports
Ability Computer and Software Industries, Ability Security Systems have licenses suspended after hearing; most details in case under gag order
By ToI Staff
Participants enter meeting rooms at the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (AP/Amr Nabil)
December 9, 2018, 2:35 am
Israel signed off on sale of phone spying tool to Saudi Arabia — report
Washington Post cites US officials who say export of NSO’s Pegasus program was approved despite hesitation from some Israelis over selling sensitive technology to Arab country
By ToI Staff and AP
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