Security News > 2020 > July > Israel Court Rejects Amnesty Petition Against Spyware Firm NSO
An Israeli court Monday rejected a bid by rights group Amnesty International to revoke the export license of spyware firm NSO Group over hacking allegations.
NSO has faced multiple accusations of cyber-espionage on human rights activists and others, including by the messaging service WhatsApp, which is suing the company in a US court.
Amnesty claimed the technology was used against one of its staffers and petitioned a Tel Aviv court to revoke its defence ministry issued export licence.
Amnesty's co-director for tech, Danna Ingleton, described the ruling as "Disgraceful," and "a cruel blow to people put at risk around the world by NSO Group selling its products to notorious human rights abusers".
Last month, Amnesty alleged that NSO spyware was used against Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, who was convicted in March over a social media post.