Israel ‘creating task force’ to manage response to Pegasus project
by Bethan McKernan and Paul Lewis from on (#5ME81)
Government team to investigate policy changes' on cyber exports following NSO revelations, according to Israeli media
Israel's government is reportedly setting up a task force to manage the fallout from Pegasus project revelations about the use of spying tools sold to authoritarian governments by the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group.
A team including representatives from the defence ministry, ministry of justice, foreign ministry, military intelligence and the Mossad, the national intelligence agency, is poised to conduct an investigation into whether policy changes" are needed regarding sensitive cyber exports, several Israeli media outlets reported on Tuesday night, quoting unnamed officials.
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