@FrontLineHRD@citizenlab This is the second report confirming the use of #Pegasus in Jordan to target human rights defenders and journalists.
Last year, @axios reported that NSO Group was negotiating a deal with the Jordanian government in to sell them new spying technology. axios.com/israeli-cyber-…
Earlier this year, @accessnow and @FrontLineHRD revealed the hacking of Jordanian human rights lawyer @Hala_Deeb whose device had been infected with #Pegasus spyware since March 2021.
Despite the mounting scandals and human rights abuses, #NSO shows no sign of slowing down or ceasing its abusive operations.
@Apple sued NSO in November last year for exploiting its operating system. Yet, NSO continues to exploit its messaging app as confirmed by @FrontLineHRD
The Jordanian government denies using #Pegasus spyware to hack Jordanian citizens, according to Jordan’s National Cybersecurity Center.
BREAKING: Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri, together with @FIDH and @LDH_Fr, are suing NSO Group in France today for his unlawful surveillance using #Pegasus spyware.
Salah is a French-Palestinian human rights defender, lawyer, and former political prisoner. 1/
Salah's device was hacked in April 2021. In October 2021, @FrontLineHRD uncovered his hacking and other 5 Palestinian activists using #Pegasus, confirmed by @citizenlab and @AmnestyTech. 2/
3 of the 6 hacked activists work at the Palestinian human rights groups that the Israeli government designated on October 19, 2021 as “terrorist organizations”, including @Addameer where Salah works.