An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.Jack Guez/Getty Images At least nine State Dept. officials had their phones hacked with software from the NSO Group, Reuters reported. NSO Group, an Israel-based company, was recently blacklisted by the Biden administration. An NSO spokesperson disputed the allegations, stating that the company would cooperate "with any relevant government authority." The iPhones of at least nine State Department employees were hacked using software from NSO Group, an Israel-based company that sells one of the world's most effective spyware systems, according to a new report from Reuters.The hack targeted US officials who live in or focus on Uganda, the report said, but the perpetrator of the breach is unknown.
State Department Phones Were Hacked With Software From Israel-based Company: Report
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Fri, 12/03/2021 - 2:19pm
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