the n.s.o. group they've been selling the software for quite some time and in fact in 2019 there was some accusations that their software have been used in the tracking of jamal khashoggi and they then withdrew their support from the saudi arabian government they're only supposed to set up the government's response to some of the organizations that have got a moral and ethical code they have been accused of not doing that across the globe and that's what's brought them to attention of a number of the civil rights organizations i think this software specifically targets of apple devices and if you remember a couple of years ago there was a big legal debate about whether the f.b.i. could get access to. a terrorist apple device in the states and it went through the courts were refusing to give them the codes to get into it and then all of a sudden the caucus disappears because a company must get into it it was one of these really companies stuff by former israeli intelligence officers any device transmit

well with the n.s.o. group they've been selling the software for quite some time and in fact in 2019 there was some accusations that their software have been used in the tracking of jamal khashoggi and they then withdrew their support from the saudi arabian government they're only supposed to some of the government's response to some of the organizations that have got a moral and ethical code they have been accused of not doing that across the globe and that's what brought them the tension of a number of the civil rights organizations however civil rights in saudi arabia is very different to civil rights in the u.s. is very different to civil rights in russia in china in the u.k. in the united states so the balance is very difficult to sit and say this was right here and they had to do that there had to be an agreement here i don't think the israeli government would have been involved in this just something we mentioned we only know about this story because canadian cyber security experts detected the hack do y

n.s.o. group though says its technology is used by governments to track down terrorists and criminals and when al jazeera hack all the targeted devices turned out to be i phones which hadn't been updated to the newest operating system the hackers could listen in through the built in locker phone take pictures with the kalar and even access locations and passwords we spoke with former british intelligence officer philip ingram he says he's ready for behind the malware has a track record of helping saudis by the end of so group they've been selling the software for quite some time and in fact in 2019 there was some accusations that their software have been used in the tracking of jamal khashoggi and they then withdrew their support from the saudi arabian government there are only supposed to sort of the government's response to some of the organizations that have got a moral and ethical code they have been accused of not doing that across the globe and that's what's brought them to attention of a nu

the phones of members of civil society with spyware supplied to them by the israeli tech company n.s.o. group which we mentioned and according to an investigation by a group of global journalists called the cartel project police forces in mexico have even sold similar tools to drug cartels they were supposed to be tracking down so i'm curious what concerns you the most the obvious corruption and bad governance or the fact that companies like n.s.o. group are able to do business with countries that have a dismal track record on human rights exactly i think sometimes peace the narrative from they're not the companies that sell these i don't surveillance software is that is a really black and white world with good bison good guys and bad guys but the reality in places like mexico is that for example the line between organized crime and the government itself it's blurry or not excuse that most of the time so you end up with situations in which mouths are that he's bought using as an excuse the securities you commission of a country he's in are not used secretly used against society for example on

in july and august 2020 government operatives used n.s.o. group's pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists producers anchors and executives adel jazeera the journalists were hacked by 4 pegasus operators including one operator monarchy that we attribute to saudi arabia and one operator sneaky kestrel that we attribute to the united arab emirates. the technology used was developed by israel's tech and spyware firm n.s.o. group is notorious for previous hack scandals worldwide including the targeting of journalists in iraq and politicians in spain in those cases it exploited a vulnerability in whatsapp innocent just services since sudan is so group over that the spyware firm insists that its technology is meant only for governments to track down terrorists and criminals and the latest algeria case or the target devices turned out to be i phones which hadn't updated to the newest operating system other such i phones remain vulnerable to the discovered malicious code apple prides itself on security technology expert roger case

in july and august 2020 government operatives used n.s.o. group's pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists producers anchors and executives at al-jazeera the journalists were hacked by 4 pegasus operators including one operator monarchy that we attribute to saudi arabia and one operator sneaky kestrel that we attribute to the united arab emirates. well let's take a closer look at the israeli software for believed to be involved n.s.o. group is known for other cyber scandals worldwide including the targeting of journalists in morocco and politicians in spain in those cases have exploited our vulnerability in what's up leading to the messenger service to so group they've been selling the software for quite some time and in fact in 2019 there was some accusations that their software have been used in the tracking of jamal khashoggi and they then withdrew their support from the saudi arabian government their only supposed the son of the government's response to some of the organizations that have got a moral and ethical code t

united arab emirates using israeli made spyware in july and august 2020 government operatives used n.s.o. groups pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists producers anchors and executives at al-jazeera the journalists were hacked by 4 pegasus operators including one operator monarchy that we attribute to saudi arabia and one operator sneaky kestrel that we attribute to the united arab emirates. let's take a closer look at the israeli software firm believed to be involved and as a group is known for other cyber scandals worldwide including the targeting of journalists in morocco and politicians in spain in those cases it exported a vulnerability in whatsapp and the messenger service has ensued at the firm but also group says its technology is used by governments to track down terrorists and criminals and the latest al jazeera case all the targeted devices turn out to be i phones which have been updated to the newest operating system other such i phones remain vulnerable to the discovered malicious code of prides itself on security but technology expert roger roger kay sa

the occupied territories one of the most notorious israeli cyber intelligence companies is the n.s.o. group which claims to work with governments around the world to court prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save thousands of lives. in fact more often than not and it's always been in the headlines because it's high and surveillance tools have been deployed by states against political activists dissidents human rights campaign is journalists even amazon c.e.o. jeff bezos in march and also started developing its 1st quote civilian product called flemming and analytics tool marketed to government agencies for tracking people's movements clinics powerful and little algorithms examined patients parts and their historical point is generating a list of those potentially affected there are many many cases of activists and civil society organizations and journalists being tardy. didn't harass and arrested using a b. and s. o. spyware and so given that record it's it's absolutely concerning to have them come around this time in the pandemic offering help with their technologies perhaps thi

those cases it exploited able more ability and what's out and the messenger service has since sued n.s.o. group over that that they spy were firm and says that its technology is meant only for governments to track down terrorists and criminals in the latest al-jazeera case all the targeted devices turned out to be i phones which hadn't updated to the newest operating system other such i phones her main rollerball to the discovered not malicious code apple prides itself on security but technology expert roger kay says it was only a matter of time before its phones were breached apple only had a reputation for being on hackable it wasn't ever really on people in the past. most of the focus. went to microsoft platforms because that's where all the money was but at some point the last you know 10 even 20 years that's come out of the wilderness and become colossus and there are powers a lot of very interesting platforms there's also. that have been hacked i think twice now from the us. were pretty good tools get out you into the wilderness are usable. by others and you can be modified by them so. so