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NSO Group: Pegasus Project is an international conspiracy

NSO Group, a private Israeli cyber security firm, rubbishes media reports that allege a targeted, mass digital intrusion operation apparently for the purpose of surveillance by a number of nations on its citizens. The list of nations includes India & as per media reports journalists, political leaders & eminent citizens were targets of a spyware attack, using the NSO Group's software, PEGASUS.

NSO Group, a private Israeli cyber security firm, rubbishes media reports that allege a targeted, mass digital intrusion operation apparently for the purpose of surveillance by a number of nations on its citizens. The list of nations includes India & as per media reports journalists, political leaders & eminent citizens were targets of a spyware attack, using the NSO Group's software, PEGASUS.

NSO Group terms media reports on Pegasus Project as an 'international conspiracy' and adds the list of countries using Pegasus is totally incorrect, some not even clients. The company goes on to add, "We develop technologies that save lives. The entire idea of Pegasus it to fight terror and crime."

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