Sources: French officials were in the final stages of buying NSO’s Pegasus spyware in July, but opted not to after claims that French politicians were targeted (Patrick Howell O’Neill/MIT Technology …)

Patrick Howell O’Neill / MIT Technology Review:
Sources: French officials were in the final stages of buying NSO’s Pegasus spyware in July, but opted not to after claims that French politicians were targeted  —  French officials were close to buying controversial surveillance tool Pegasus from NSO earlier this year.