Activists targeted with Pegasus spyware seek charges against NSO Group

19/09/2024 | The Register

Four UK-based human rights activists and critics of Middle Eastern states have filed a complaint with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in the hope of pressing charges against Pegasus spyware vendor NSO Group. The activists' complaint, filed with the help of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), accuses NSO group and associates of violating the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) and National Security Act 2023 (NSA) by allegedly enabling the leaders of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain to compromise their phones using Pegasus spyware.

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