The Electronic Intifada, 29 June 2017

Carmen Aristegui, one of Mexico’s most prominent journalists, was targeted with sophisticated Israeli-made malware designed to turn her smartphone effectively into a weapon against her. (Eneas De Troya)

“I think it’s extremely unlikely that Palestine solidarity activists will be targeted by the NSO Group’s products,” [Eva Galperin] told The Electronic Intifada, “but they will be targeted by exactly the same kinds of products made directly by the Israeli government.”

[...] “They can intercept your traffic and even push fake traffic to you,” Galperin said, “so this kind of targeting is not even necessary.”