Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns

Civil society groups criticize NSO Group’s attempt to frame its participation in the Pall Mall Process as responsible governance, citing Pegasus spyware abuses (including recent targeting of Serbian journalists) and the firm’s lack of transparency or meaningful reforms. French and U.K. officials emphasize that submissions do not indicate endorsement, while advocates call for excluding vendors with repeated human rights violations unless they commit to stringent oversight and accountability.