Pegasus

NSO group names David Friedman chairman amid efforts to overcome US blacklist

Friedman notably served as Trump's ambassador to Israel during the president's first term.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
Knesset plenary session. September 29, 2025.

Knesset cm’tee holds heated debate on spyware probe, Arab sector crime

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.

In US, spyware has consequences: Pegasus to pay Meta punitive damages - opinion

 THEN-BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Downing Street, in 2019.

Boris Johnson claims he found bugging device after meeting with PM Netanyahu


Court rules for Netanyahu trial to continue despite Pegasus scandal

The court initially ruled in favor of the prosecution in regard to the NSO scandal, and the Netanyahu trial will continue Monday.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU seen at Jerusalem District Court during his trial.

'False' police spyware allegations is media's 'Yom Kippur' - Alsheich

Former Israel Police commissioner Roni Alsheikh called on Thursday for Calcalist to reveal who fed it what he claimed were the false allegations that the Israel Police illegally spied on citizens.

Chief of Police Roni Alsheikh

Court hints it will move on with Netanyahu case witnesses, deal with Pegasus later

The prosecution argued that nothing which the police cyber unit collected during the hacking was used for the purposes of the indictment.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU seen at Jerusalem District Court during his trial.

Netanyahu trial fight over Pegasus moves into high gear

In early February, his public corruption trial was paused when the allegations broke out about police spying.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU seen at Jerusalem District Court during his trial.

The true story of the Netanyahu-Pegasus saga - exclusive

How does the police hacking program work? It takes a lot to hack into a cellphone.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 8, 2021.

Illegal spying by police was 'fake news,' police commissioner says

After largely remaining silent since the police were first accused of spying on its citizens at the end of January, Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai forcefully denied any wrongdoing.

An aerial view shows the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel, July 22, 2021.

What is next for NSO's Pegasus in Benjamin Netanyahu's trial? - analysis

What legal eavesdropping, hacking loophole might the police have played with?

 Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Avichai Mandelblit at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

Jordanian officials want investigation into hacking of their cellphones

The cellphones of nearly 200 Jordanians were discovered to have been infiltrated by an Israeli company’s spyware

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021

Grapevine February 13, 2022: No surprise

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Daniel Friedmann, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Edri and Yitzhak Aharonovitch in a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in 2007.

My Word: Pegasus, the police and Trojan horses

Apart from asking why the police would undertake such an operation, I wondered who leaked the information to the paper, why and why now?

 THE HEAD of a ‘Cyber Horse,’ made from discarded electronic bits, is displayed near the entrance to the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University in July 2021.