Pegasus snooping scandal: US adds Israeli firm NSO to 'black list'

Authorities in the US on Wednesday put NSO group, the Israel-based maker of military-grade spyware Pegasus, on a list of restricted companies.

US authorities on Wednesday put the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware on the list of restricted companies, after determining the firm supplied software used to target officials and journalists.

The company, NSO, was engulfed in controversy over reports that tens of thousands of human rights activists, journalists, politicians and business executives worldwide were listed as potential targets of its Pegasus software.