LONDON - Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that electronic devices connected to government networks, including some inside the prime minister's office and foreign ministry, appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software., a product of Israeli cyberarms dealer NSO Group, according to a blog post published by Citizen Lab.
An NSO spokesman said the allegations are"false and could not be related to NSO products for technological and contractual reasons".Citizen Lab said it believed the targeting connected to the prime minister's office was done by NSO clients in the United Arab Emirates while the British foreign ministry hacking came from other countries, including Cyprus, Jordan and India.
Citizen Lab found evidence of the compromised British devices by monitoring Internet traffic and other digital signals to spy servers that control Pegasus for various NSO clients.