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"The Trump administration will not seek the removal of Israeli tech firm NSO Group from a Commerce Department trade blacklist that has significantly dented the company’s financial fortunes, U.S. officials said this week.

Nor is the White House planning to rescind a Biden-era executive order that effectively bars the company from selling its controversial Pegasus spyware to the U.S. government, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

The administration’s plans are a rebuff to NSO Group, which is in Washington this week on a rehabilitation tour, in hopes of being removed from the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which bars it from receiving U.S. technology. The list is sort of a scarlet letter in the business world because of the reputational harm it confers. Since the 2021 listing, NSO Group has faced significant financial hardship.

The statements to The Washington Post come amid speculation that the Trump administration might rescind or modify the executive order. President Donald Trump has revoked dozens of President Joe Biden’s orders and has others under review."

washingtonpost.com/national-se
#CyberSecurity #NSOGroup #NSO #Pegasus #Spyware #Surveillance #USA #Trump

The Washington Post · Pegasus spyware maker rebuffed in efforts to get off trade blacklistBy Ellen Nakashima

.. fortalte 🇺🇸 -administrationen #NSO -chefer, der var på besøg i Washington i denne uge, at 🇺🇸 *ikke* har til hensigt at ophæve sanktionerne mod virksomheden
washingtonpost.com/national-se

»Det Hvide Hus har ingen planer om at søge NSO fjernet fra Entity List eller om at ophæve #spyware -bekendtgørelsen.«

En ændring af ordren kan komme senere, men den vil ikke være rettet mod at gøre nogen tjenester for NSO Group

The Washington Post · Pegasus spyware maker rebuffed in efforts to get off trade blacklistBy Ellen Nakashima

Jury orders #NSO to pay $167 million for hacking #WhatsApp users
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of #exploit sellers.

A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based #NSOGroup for #exploiting a software #vulnerability that hijacked the #phones of thousands of users.
arstechnica.com/security/2025/

Ars Technica · Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp usersBy Dan Goodin
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🔍 Die Jury sprach #Meta 444.719 Dollar an Entschädigungen für #Reparaturkosten zu und über 167 Millionen Dollar als #Strafzahlung zur Abschreckung ähnlicher Handlungen.

⚖️ #NSO verteidigt weiterhin seine #Spyware #Pegasus und betont deren Einsatz im Anti-Terror-Kampf, während Kritiker vor Datenschutzverletzungen warnen.

👉 eicker.TV #Technik #Medien #Politik #Wirtschafteicker.BE/ratung (2/2)

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#Meta contraint #NSO à dévoiler les coulisses de son logiciel espion #Pegasus
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Un jury populaire états-unien vient d'accorder à Meta 167 millions de dollars de dommages et intérêts. NSO avait en effet été reconnu coupable d'avoir infecté 1 400 terminaux Android entre 2018 et 2020 via la messagerie chiffrée WhatsApp. Les témoignages de responsables de l'éditeur israélien lèvent par ailleurs un coin de voile sur le modus operandi de son logiciel espion, de son prix, et du nombre de personnes qu'il avait ciblé... ou pas.

Next · Meta contraint NSO à dévoiler les coulisses de son logiciel espion Pegasus - NextUn jury populaire états-unien vient d’accorder à Meta 167 millions de dollars de dommages et intérêts. NSO avait en effet été reconnu coupable d’avoir infecté 1 400 terminaux Android entre 2018 et 2020 via la messagerie chiffrée WhatsApp. Les témoignages de responsables de l’éditeur israélien lèvent par ailleurs un coin de voile sur le modus […]

Ich weiß nicht, warum hierzulande und anderswo Israels Regierung mit Samthandschuhen angefasst wird. Nach hiesigen richterlichen Bewertungen wäre mit Anhang "gesichert ".

Die andere Frage wäre dann, womit Israel, das Volk, das gebilligte menschenverachtenden Unrecht durch die radikalen Siedler, sein faschstisches Verhalten rechtfertigt.

Kleine Einblicke liefern Dokus auf arte und anderen Sendern.

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Ein richtig übles Volk (Redensart).

Again and again, #NSOGroup’s customers keep getting their #spyware operations caught
#AmnestyInternational has spent years tracking #NSO Group #Pegasus spyware and how it has been used to target activists and journalists,” Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, the head of Amnesty’s #Security Lab, told TechCrunch. “This technical research has allowed Amnesty to identify malicious websites used to deliver the Pegasus spyware, including the specific Pegasus domain used in this campaign.”
techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/agai

TechCrunch · Again and again, NSO Group’s customers keep getting their spyware operations caught | TechCrunchDespite the stealthy nature of spyware, security researchers keep detecting Pegasus spyware attacks in part because of sloppy 'operational security.'

Israeli #spyware company #NSO Group was ordered by a U.S. federal court on Tuesday to pay #WhatsApp and its parent company #Meta €150 million in damages after its cyber tools were used to hack around 1,400 WhatsApp accounts.

Some of this is punitive damages, some compensatory damages that go to WhatsApp. I don't think those who have been spied upon will see any of that money, will they? :/