Journalists allege surveillance abuses via spyware

The New York Times reports a coalition of news outlets accused Israeli-based cybersurveillance company NSO Group of supplying software foreign governments used to surveil journalists. The allegations focused on NSO's Pegasus, a surveillance application the coalition claims was used to attempt hacks on smartphones belonging to 37 journalists in several countries. NSO refuted the claims, saying they had "no factual basis" and may be grounds for legal action.