Pegasus

Spanish judge shelves investigation of Pegasus use for attacks on PM Sanchez, ministers

The judge in charge of the investigation assured that the Israeli authorities don't provide sufficient information to determine whether the cyberattacks were carried out using the Pegasus software.

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

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

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


New A-G Baharav-Miara: I will restore public faith after police spying scandal

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara said she approaches her new office “with a heavy sense of responsibility and knowledge of the importance of her mission.”

 Israel's new Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara is seen at her inauguration.

Pegasus affair has snowballed from small scandal to major outrage - editorial

Police allegedly illegally used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack into the phones of unsuspecting Israeli citizens.

 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

How will spying scandal impact Bibi trial, broader law enforcement? - analysis

Israel's law enforcement structure needs a reboot from the bottom up, but who will take the blame and will it actually change anything?

 OPPOSITION LEADER MK Benjamin Netanyahu has an animated conversation in the Knesset plenum last month.

Netanyahu blames Bennett for 3,000 COVID deaths

According to opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu, the delay in the third round of vaccines was the cause for the first thousand deaths this wave.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, February 7, 2022.

Bennett: We will not leave the public without answers on NSO

The government “needs to understand exactly what happened,” Bennett said, but would not specify what kind of inquiry would take place.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a press conference on January 11, 2022

Bar Lev to form commission to examine police NSO affair

Last week, the attorney-general appointed a team to investigate wiretapping allegations made against the police.

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev and Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai attend a ceremony of Israel Police

Police use Israel's NSO to target politicians, businessmen, journalists - report

A new report added a slew of businessmen, protest leaders and politicians to the list of alleged police wiretapping targets.

Shadowy figure uses cell phone (illustrative)

The Israeli public has a right to know about illegal surveillance - opinion

Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett with Israel Police chief Insp.-Gen. Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony after the largest-ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv in November.

Who is democracy’s threat, Netanyahu or the police? - comment

As Netanyahu was being accused of undermining the rule of law, those charged with preserving that law were breaking it.

 OPPOSITION LEADER MK Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his ongoing trial at Jerusalem District Court in November.

Netanyahu, Elovitch lawyers attack prosecution over hacking Filber’s phone

The prosecution is probing Israel Police over a new scandal in which key witness Shlomo Filber’s cell phone was allegedly illegally hacked.

 NETANYAHU ARRIVES for a hearing on corruption charges at the Jerusalem District Court in November.