Israeli spyware used in hacking US diplomats

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Mobile devices of at least nine US State Department employees based in Africa were hacked by spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group

The US administration has announced that it is putting new export limits on two Israeli hacker-for-hire companies, including the well-known spyware company NSO Group.

"If our investigation shall show these actions indeed happened with NSO's tools, such customer will be terminated permanently and legal actions will take place," said an NSO spokesperson, who added that NSO will also "cooperate with any relevant government authority and present the full information we will have."

NSO Group and another spyware firm were "added to the Entity List based on a determination that they developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments that used this tool to maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics, and embassy workers," the Commerce Department said in an announcement last month.

Apple's announcement that it would notify victims came on the same day it sued NSO Group last week, accusing it of helping numerous customers break into Apple's mobile software, iOS. Uganda has been roiled this year by an election with reported irregularities, protests and a government crackdown. US officials have tried to meet with opposition leaders, drawing ire from the Ugandan government. It also couldn't be confirmed if the hacks were related to current events in Uganda.

 

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Wouldn't be the first time, the Israelis do it as a matter of practice in countries all around the world.

Israel is a Evil Country. Its foundations are evil. Existance is evil. May Almighty ALLAAH (swt) massive curse fall on them.

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