Several alleged targets of the spyware, including a close friend of Khashoggi and several Mexican civil society figures, are currently suing NSO in an Israeli court over the hacking. NSO spyware was implicated in the gruesome killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year and whose body has never been found.
The revelation adds to the questions over the reach of the Israeli company's powerful spyware, which takes advantage of digital flaws to hijack smartphones, control their cameras and effectively turn them into pocket-sized surveillance devices. Sharing and discussing news appears to be on the rise within instant messaging apps, and WhatsApp in particular (Newman et al. A spokesman for Stephen Peel, whose private equity firm Novalpina recently announced the purchase of part of NSO, did not return an email seeking comment. "We investigate any credible allegations of misuse and if necessary, we take action, including shutting down the system," the statement said.
NSO said in a statement that its technology is used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to fight "crime and terror." The 6 (4.50) monthly charge for using WhatsApp prompted widespread anger, and a few dozen people began protesting outside the government's headquarters in central Beirut. "We are deeply concerned about the abuse of such capabilities," WhatsApp said in a statement. It was Koum who saw the potential of operating through the Apple App Store after purchasing an iPhone in early 2009. WhatsApp immediately contacted Citizen Lab and human rights groups, quickly fixed the issue and pushed out a patch. WhatsApp is a messaging app for smartphones created in 2009 by two former Yahoo employees, Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
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