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NSO Group

NSO Group Technologies Limited (NSO standing for Niv, Shalev, and Omri, the names of the company's founders) is an Israeli cyber-intelligence firm primarily known for its proprietary spyware Pegasus, which is capable of remote zero-click surveillance of smartphones. It employed almost 500 people as of 2017.

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Founded
2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Founders
Omri Lavie · Shalev Hulio · Niv Karmi (left the company one month after its inception)
Industry
Technology
Owner
Robert Simonds
Headquarters
Herzliya, Israel
Key people
Akiva Rosner (CEO) David Friedman (executive chairman)

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NSO Group

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NSO Group

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related to Foreign offices and export controls · 31
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related to Apple lawsuit · 22
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related to Use of undercover private investigators to pursue critics · 21
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related to Pegasus · 9
NSO Group → Android, Defense, Israel, It, NSO Groups, Once, Pegasus, The, The Israeli Ministry
related to overview · 7
NSO Group → Cyber Technologies, Israel, It, Luxembourg, North America, OSY Technologies, Westbridge
Founders · 3
NSO Group → Niv Karmi (left the company one month after its inception), Omri Lavie, Shalev Hulio
Founded · 1
NSO Group → 2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Headquarters · 1
NSO Group → Herzliya, Israel
Industry · 1
NSO Group → Technology

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NSO GroupFounded2010; 16 years ago (2010)1.00infobox
NSO GroupFoundersOmri Lavie1.00infobox
NSO GroupFoundersShalev Hulio1.00infobox
NSO GroupFoundersNiv Karmi (left the company one month after its inception)1.00infobox
NSO GroupHeadquartersHerzliya, Israel1.00infobox
NSO GroupIndustryTechnology1.00infobox
NSO GroupKey peopleAkiva Rosner (CEO) David Friedman (executive chairman)1.00infobox
NSO GroupNumber of employees750 (2021)1.00infobox
NSO GroupOperating incomeUS$ 99 million (2020)1.00infobox
NSO GroupOwnerRobert Simonds1.00infobox
NSO GroupProductsPegasus1.00infobox
NSO GroupRevenueUS$ 243 million (2020)1.00infobox
NSO GroupTypePrivate1.00infobox
NSO GroupWebsitensogroup.com1.00infobox

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