Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will meet with his French colleague in Paris this week for talks that will include “update” in the Spyware Pegasus scandal, his office said Tuesday.
A statement of the ministry said Gantz would leave on Wednesday for talks with French Defense Minister Florence Parly on the topic including the crisis in Lebanon, nuclear negotiations with Iran and Pegasus malware made by Israeli NSO companies, which were allegedly used to target President Emmanuel Macron.
Pegasus, who was able to turn on the camera or cellphone microphone and harvest the data, being in the middle of a storm after a list of around 50,000 potential supervision targets leaked into human rights groups.
Amnesty International and French Media Forbidden Stories Collaborate with Media Company Clutches, including Washington Post, The Guardian and Le Monde, to analyze and publish lists.
Macron must change the phone and number.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense must approve the export of NSO which remembers the sensitive nature of this sector.
The formation of the Israeli defense has established a committee to review the company’s business, including the process through which export licenses are given.
The list of targets allegedly Pegasus includes at least 180 journalists, 600 politicians, 85 human rights activists and 65 business leaders.
NSO confirms the software is only intended to be used in combating terrorism and other crimes, and said it exported to 45 countries.