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FILE: Greek left-wing member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou makes statements outside a court in Mytilene, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)
July 3, 2026, 8:55 pm
EU lawmaker probing Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked by it, sparking outrage
MEPs call for spyware ban after Citizen Lab says with ‘high confidence’ that phone belonging to Greek member of EU probe was infiltrated by Israeli-created software in 2022 and 2023
By AFP
The NSO Group logo is seen on a smartphone placed on a laptop keyboard. (Mundissima/Alamy)
April 12, 2026, 2:22 pm
CIA reportedly used Pegasus software for deception op during rescue of airman in Iran
Americans used Israeli-founded NSO’s controversial spyware to send fake messages to Tehran officials, IRGC operatives, saying downed officer had already been found, UK’s Times reports
By ToI Staff
A screenshot from a 2019 Forbes profile of Tal Dilian, founder of the Intellexa Consortium, sanctioned by the US. (Screenshot/Forbes)
February 26, 2026, 1:46 pm
Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case
Greek court convicts 4, including Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, over surveillance of politicians and journalists in ‘Greek Watergate’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The offices of Israeli company Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, in Petah Tikva, March 24, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 23, 2026, 2:19 pm
Jordan used Israeli forensic tools in prosecutions of Gaza war protesters — report
Canada’s Citizen Lab says it found evidence of Cellebrite phone-cracking software on devices seized by Jordan from protesters in response to critical social media posts
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A person types on a laptop keyboard, June 19, 2017. (AP/Elise Amendola/File)
December 31, 2025, 6:48 am
Trump administration drops sanctions on executives tied to Israeli spyware firm
US Treasury Department says the three executives ‘demonstrated measures to separate themselves from Intellexa,’ which is known for its ‘Predator’ hacking software
By Raphael Satter
Former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends the red carpet premiere of 'Route 60: The Biblical Highway,' which accompanies him as he and former US secretary of state Mark Pompeo travel the road that traverses the West Bank, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, on September 12, 2023. (Larry French/ Getty Images for TBN/ AFP)
November 9, 2025, 8:17 pm
Seeking to get off US blacklist, spyware firm NSO taps ex-envoy Friedman as chairman
Former US ambassador to Israel says most of the ‘adverse attention’ paid to Israeli-founded firm is unfair, will pitch it to Trump administration as way to ‘make Americans safer’
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
A man holds his phone with NSO GROUP logo on a computer screen in the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 18, 2025, 8:25 pm
US court orders Israeli spyware company NSO to cease targeting WhatsApp
WhatsApp applauds ruling, say it ‘comes after six years of litigation to hold NSO accountable for targeting members of civil society’; judge reduces damages NSO must pay by 97%
By Reuters
Illustrative: A smart phone with a warning of a hacking attack. (iStock from Getty Images/ CarmenMurillo)
September 3, 2025, 8:12 pm
Trump administration reinstates contract with Israeli-founded spyware maker Paragon
Company’s software targets data backed up to the cloud; has come under scrutiny for targeting WhatsApp users and hacking phones of critics and journalists
By Sharon Wrobel
The NSO Group company logo is displayed on a wall of a building next to a branch in southern Israel on February 8, 2022. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
May 7, 2025, 11:02 am
Israel’s NSO ordered to pay Meta $168 million for using WhatsApp to plant spyware
Six-year lawsuit ends with defeat for Israeli firm; reveals multimillion dollar price tag paid by European, American agencies that used software to hack suspects’ devices
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Italian Cabinet Minister Luca Ciriani, left back, speaks during Question Time in the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome, February 12, 2025. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)
February 13, 2025, 2:45 pm
Italy denies spying on journalists, migrant activists using Israeli spyware
Rome says it will cooperate with probe into ‘vulnerabilities’ after at least 7 Italian cellphones apparently hacked with military-grade cyber surveillance tech Paragon
By Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia
A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
January 31, 2025, 7:00 pm
WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of users
Company official says it sent cease-and-desist letter following hack; Israeli firm declines to respond to allegation
By Reuters
A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo in the Israeli city of Netanya on February 9, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
December 21, 2024, 6:57 pm
US judge finds Israeli spyware firm NSO liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
‘We’re proud to have stood up against NSO,’ says WhatsApp head; expert says ruling ‘makes it clear that NSO Group is in fact responsible for breaking numerous laws’
By Reuters
Illustrative: A person types on a laptop keyboard, June 19, 2017. (AP/Elise Amendola/File)
December 16, 2024, 10:01 pm
US private equity firm said to bid for Israeli spyware maker Paragon
Paragon’s Graphite phone-hacking software targets data backed up to the cloud; is deployed by government bodies in the US and Israel; firm is backed by former premier Ehud Barak
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: NSO Group logo seen on a smartphone in front of a laptop showing hacking code. (Shutterstock)
November 10, 2024, 11:36 pm
Ministers support legislation allowing police to secretly access suspects’ computers
Otzma Yehudit-backed bill written so as to prevent law enforcement from using spyware tools against politicians suspected of corruption
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on March 19, 2024. At left is National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and at right is committee chairman Yuli Edelstein. (Screenshot/GPO)
November 10, 2024, 9:48 pm
Bill calling for national security strategy gets ministerial committee backing
High-level body also gives the nod to extension of law blocking Al Jazeera and expansion of police surveillance of criminal suspects’ computers
By Sam Sokol
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