National Security

Scandal, Spyware, and 69 Pounds of Weed

HIGH TIMES
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Affidavits, contracts, and internal emails reveal the insane backstory of the controversy-ridden NSO Group’s first big overseas deal.

Seth Hettena

Ten years ago, long before it found itself at the center of a global scandal, Israeli spyware maker NSO Group was just a small, ambitious startup with no name recognition, and no clients outside of Israel.

It wasn’t long before NSO caught a huge break.

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Seth Hettena

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