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Rights group says Lebanese staffer targeted with NSO spyware

Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group

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Rights group says Lebanese staffer targeted with NSO spyware - Local News 8

BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group. The New York-based rights group said Wednesday that the software was used against the director of its Beirut office who also oversees its crisis response in several countries. NSO Group has been mired in controversy following revelations its spyware was used to target journalists, ac…

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Senior Human Rights Watch official in Beirut reportedly targeted by Israeli NSO spyware

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Major human rights group among Pegasus spyware targets

The NGO said the software was used against Lama Fakih, the director of its Beirut officeOn Wednesday, the New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that spyware developed by the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group had been used against its staff. The human rights group said the notorious hacking software was used to target Lama Fakih, the director of its Beirut office, who also oversees its crisis response in several countries. Faki…