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2022: Removed as CEO at NSO Group
At the end of August 2022 ON NSO Group , the Israeli spy company announced the resignation of CEO Shalev Julio. American authorities accused the company of transferring the espionage ON Pegasus to governments and agencies in several countries.
NSO Group CEO Shalev Julio, one of the company's three co-founders, is stepping down from his role and will focus on finding a buyer for the firm after a deal to sell it to US defense contractor L3Harris fell through amid opposition from US and Israeli officials. A source at NSO Group confirmed to Reuters that about 100 employees will be laid off as part of the company's reorganization, and that Yaron Shohat will run the company until the board appoints a new CEO.
The Pegasus software company is facing lawsuits after allegations that its tools are being misused by governments and other agencies to hack mobile phones. In 2022, the consortium of investigative journalists Project Pegasus, led by the Parisian NGO Forbidden Stories and including the publication Haaretz, published a number of reports on the abuse of Pegasus spyware by governments around the world. After the publication of the project's study, the defense export watchdog Ministry of Defence USA sharply reduced the list of states to which companies such as NSO Group can sell their products in the Middle East and Africa.
{{quote 'The company's products are still in high demand by governments and law enforcement due to its advanced technology and proven ability to help these customers fight crime and terror. NSO Group will ensure that the company's breakthrough technologies are used for legitimate and worthy purposes, said NSO Group Operations Director Yaron Shohat. }} The NSO Group said its technology was designed to help catch terrorists, paedophiles and hardened criminals and was being sold to trusted and legitimate government clients, although a list of customers was not disclosed. According to The Guradian, NSO Group is mired in debt.[1]
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