Surveillance

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NSO’s Spyware Used to Tap Phones via WhatsApp Voice Calls, Report Says

14.05.19|CTech
WhatsApp said a vulnerability in its app enabled attackers to infect devices with the Israeli company's spyware, according to a Monday Financial Times report
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

Amnesty International Takes Legal Action Against Israeli Surveillance Company NSO

13.05.19|Hagar Ravet
Members of the human rights organization filed a petition with Tel Aviv district court, asking for NSO’s export license to be rescinded after its malware was allegedly used to spy on an Amnesty staff member
תמי מזאל שחר נשיאה משותפת NSO בשיחה עם הגר רבט כתבת כלכליסט ועידת ניו יורק 2019

NSO Does Not Track Israeli, American Numbers, Says Co-President

14.04.19|Omer Kabir
Tami Mazel Shachar spoke at Calcalist’s third annual Mind the Tech conference in New York
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Verint Declines Stakeholder Demand for Board Changes

11.04.19|Hezi Sternlicht
In a letter to investors, the cybersecurity company called the demand made by 2.6% stakeholder Neuberger Berman ”unwarranted.” Neuberger Berman told Reuters Verint was being “defensive”
אבו דאבי איחוד האמירויות קו רקיע

New York Times: Emirati Surveillance Firm Poached NSO Employees

25.03.19|Amarelle Wenkert
According to a Thursday investigative report by the New York Times, Emirati cyber surveillance firm DarkMatter hired a group of former employees of Israeli surveillance company NSO
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

Spyware by NSO Used to Target Slain Mexican Journalist’s Wife, Report Says

21.03.19|Amarelle Wenkert
Israeli NSO develops spyware that can remotely take over a smartphone and gain access to calls, messages, and any other data stored on the device
מימין שלו חוליו ו עמרי לביא  מייסדי NSO

Francisco Partners Offloads Israeli Surveillance Company NSO

14.02.19|Amarelle Wenkert
The co-founders and management team of Israeli surveillance company NSO Group have bought it back from majority stakeholder according to a valuation “just short of $1 billion," NSO said
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

NSO Is the Common Link in International Covert Operation, Report Says

11.02.19|Amarelle Wenkert
The Associated Press reported Monday that three lawyers and one journalist involved in cases against Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group had been targeted by secret operatives
מלון פנינסולה ניו יורק

Operative Who Targeted Citizen Lab Researcher Is Linked to Israeli Intelligence Firm, Report Says

30.01.19|Amarelle Wenkert
This weekend The Associated Press reported that human rights research group Citizen Lab was targeted by undercover operatives. On Monday, Israeli investigative news show “Uvda” identified one of the operatives as a former employee of Israeli surveillance firm Black Cube
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

Citizen Lab Researchers Targeted by Undercover Operatives, Report Says

27.01.19|CTech
The Associated Press reported members of the human rights research group were questioned by two operatives about their investigation into the affairs of Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

Former NSO Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Attempting to Sell Spyware Code

16.01.19|Tomer Ganon
Yechiel Isakov will serve a five-year sentence after additional charges of jeopardizing Israel’s national security were dropped
העיתונאי הסעודי ג'מאל חשוקג'י נרצח ב איסטנבול סעודיה

Israeli Surveillance Company Contests Claims Its Technology Played a Role in Khashoggi's Murder

14.01.19|Amarelle Wenkert
Khashoggi was not targeted by NSO products and technologies, the company’s co-founder and CEO said in an interview published Friday
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Surveillance Company Verint Buys Emergency Response App Developer NowForce

27.12.18|Meir Orbach
NowForce develops mobile applications for emergency response. Earlier this year, Verint lost a deal to acquire Israeli spyware developer NSO Group
בוצי מכליס בצלאל מכליס נשיא ו מנכל אלביט מערכות

Elbit Systems Announces $167 Million Aerial Surveillance Deal With Unnamed Asia-Pacific Country

14.11.18|Hezi Sternlicht
Earlier this month, Elbit reported a $68 million deal to supply maritime unmanned aircraft to countries in the European Union
מוסף אפרים הלוי

Former Mossad Director Joins Advisory Board of Israel Spy Firm Black Cube

11.11.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Efraim Halevy headed Israel’s national intelligence agency from 1998 to 2002
אדוארד סנודן ישראל

Edward Snowden Slams Israeli Spyware Firm

07.11.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Speaking via video at an event in Tel Aviv, the American whistleblower said spyware by Israeli NSO played a role in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Spyware Campaign Targeted Iranian Kurdish Minority, ISIS Supporters

13.09.18|Dror Reich
Revealed by information security firm Check Point, the campaign targeted Iranian citizens
מוסף שבועי 15.2.18 אתה לא מחליט עליי דב גרינבאום

Data Is the New Gold in Today’s Surveillance Capitalism

07.09.18|Dov Greenbaum
We leak information wherever we go, and companies from Google to Fitbit are working to monetize it
משרדי NSO ב הרצליה

Former Employee of Israeli Surveillance Company Indicted for Attempt to Sell Spyware for $50 Million on Darknet

05.07.18|Tomer Ganon and Hagar Ravet
A former employee of NSO Group is accused of stealing the code of the company’s spyware, which can be used to intercept mobile phone calls and remotely control devices
ברק עילם מנכל נייס

Nice Extends Mattersight Tender Offer for the Fourth Time

25.06.18|Dror Reich
The Israeli software company announced the acquisition agreement in April, but has been held back by the American regulator again and again