Pegasus vendor denies scope of spyware claims, says customers to blame"...all the allegations and all the finger-pointing should be at the customer."
What you need to know
The maker of spyware that was used to target the phones of journalists, activists, and politicians has denied responsibility.
It says that if customers misuse its products then they are to blame.
It also says recent reports are part of a coordinated media campaign and are erroneous.
NSO Group, the company behind Pegasus, spyware that was allegedly used to target the phones of journalists, activists, and politicians, has said that its customers are to blame for the "misuse" of its products.
Background
Earlier this week it was reported that Pegasus was being used to target thousands of devices. From our explainer:
Pegasus is spyware that's maintained and licensed by a company called NSO Group to nation-states and used by the operatives of those nation-states to extract information from iPhones and Android phones and to track and monitor the people using them.
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Pegasus vendor denies scope of spyware claims, says customers to blame
