Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri of CGI Group says his company was hired to review security at Dresden museum, communicated with thief on dark web

Leaks in lead-up to Knesset elections said to indicate criminal breach of candidate's phone; Likud previously accused of hiring private intelligence firm to look into opponents

TV quotes senior legal officials saying reports Netanyahu associates hired a private firm and used a cybersecurity employee to hack rival's phone and dig dirt must be probed

Benny Gantz's party claims rivals committed campaign financing violations after report ties Likud-linked company to CGI group, which centrist alliance had formerly employed

CGI group reportedly recruited to dig up dirt on Gantz, whose party used the outfit ahead of September election, producing report on phone hacks that was leaked to press

CGI Group head says company had identified unspecified Eastern European actor as behind breach that affected 4 or 5 phones; claims Blue and White sought info on political rivals

Center-left party rebuts claim of massive breach targeting staff as 'utter lie,' says CGI Group's CEO leaked it to the media to pressure the campaign to pay its bill

Party leader says hiring agency to sniff out leaks was 'normal;' private intel company reportedly plants fake campaign plans among Blue and White leadership to track leakers