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USA: NSO and another Israeli company declared "working against US security interest"
In an unprecedented move against Israeli cyber companies, the US Department of Commerce has defined NSO and Candiro as engaging in activities that run counter to the Biden administration's foreign policy.
According to the announcement, they provided spyware to foreign governments that used it against journalists and political activists, in order to silence criticism
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Lightning Ravid
Wednesday, 03 November 2021, 15:39 Updated: 16:01
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The US Department of Commerce today (Wednesday) declared the Israeli cyber companies NSO and Kandiro "engaging in activities that are contrary to US security interests and US foreign policy." The US
Department of Commerce said in a statement that spyware foreign governments have been used against journalists, political activists, businessmen, academics and staff in the embassies. "these programs allow governments to carry out repressive measures against dissidents, journalists and human rights activists outside their borders to silence criticism," the statement read.
Knesset two Israeli companies The blacklist of the US Department of Commerce will lead to the imposition of sanctions against them by the Biden government, and Israel has been informed in advance of the decision to blacklist NSO and Kandiro.
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USA: NSO and another Israeli company declared "working against US security interest"
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NSO offices (Photo: Reuters)
On Monday, Israel and France agreed to end the crisis between the countries created around the NSO affair.
A senior diplomat said that at the end of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's meeting with French President Emanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Glasgow climate conference it was agreed that the two countries would put the NSO crisis behind them and "look ahead".
The crisis between Israel and France erupted over the suspicion of using the Israeli company's cyber software to hack the mobile phone of Macron and other French officials.
The publication created a diplomatic crisis between Israel and France.
French President Macron then called Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and asked for clarification on the matter and the latter undertook to conduct an investigation.
Later, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz even flew to Paris and presented the French defense minister with preliminary findings.
The crisis between Israel and France erupted around the suspicion of using the Israeli company's cyber software to hack the mobile phone of Macron and other French officials.
The publication created a diplomatic crisis between Israel and France.
French President Macron then called Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and asked for clarification on the matter and the latter undertook to conduct an investigation.
Later, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz even flew to Paris and presented the French defense minister with preliminary findings.
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