US Military Contractor Moves To Buy Israeli Spy-Tech Company NSO Group (theregister.com) 5
US security technology provider L3Harris has courted controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO with an aim to buy it, according to reports. The Register reports: The New York Times claims L3Harris in recent months sent a team to Israel to try to smooth passage of the deal, which was made challenging by US president Joe Biden's decision to blacklist NSO following the use of its Pegasus software to crack phones of politicians and campaigners. The L3Harris executives delivered a message that the US government offers tacit support of its acquisition bid, although public statements were unlikely, according to five separate sources.
The claims run counter to statements from US officials who were said to be outraged to learn about the negotiations for an American company to purchase a blacklisted spy-tech vendor. Later, L3Harris told officials it planned to end its attempt to buy the company while conflicting accounts said it hoped to restart them. The Times says that the US military contractor hired lawyer Daniel Reisner, who once worked for Israeli Military Prosecutor's Office to advise on the deal. News website Intelligence Online has also reported L3Harris efforts to buy NSO, although it quoted White House officials as saying the deal could create "serious counterintelligence and security concerns" for the US.
The claims run counter to statements from US officials who were said to be outraged to learn about the negotiations for an American company to purchase a blacklisted spy-tech vendor. Later, L3Harris told officials it planned to end its attempt to buy the company while conflicting accounts said it hoped to restart them. The Times says that the US military contractor hired lawyer Daniel Reisner, who once worked for Israeli Military Prosecutor's Office to advise on the deal. News website Intelligence Online has also reported L3Harris efforts to buy NSO, although it quoted White House officials as saying the deal could create "serious counterintelligence and security concerns" for the US.
"Intelligence" Online (Score:1)
No such thing..
It's like deja vu, all over again (Score:3)
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Re: It's like deja vu, all over again (Score:2)
Yup dupe...also you can bet dollars to doughnuts that the NSA already has this shit so has briefed all the other tlas and potus that killing this is in "the national interest"
This story is already obsolete (Score:2)