Plaintiffs, who include three rights activists and the wife of a jailed journalist, claim they were victims of 'illegal intrusion into their phones' using software made by NSO

Adam Schiff, Ron Wyden express concern over agencies' use of remote hacking tools, say American public deserves details on the scope of their deployment

New York Times says officials from US agency pushed for use of controversial Israel-made tool before shelving plans amid negative publicity

Committee investigating governments' use of Pegasus phone surveillance software says countries practicing a code of silence and reluctantly sharing information 'piecemeal'

Group says hacking software, including notorious Israeli-made Pegasus, silences sources for fear of identification; calls to halt development, export, sale and use of spyware

Hanan Elatr also plans to file suits against Saudi Arabia and UAE, who she says targeted phone with Pegasus spyware, saying she wants everyone 'in this horrible crime accountable'

EU lawmakers accuse Israeli government of lacking transparency in granting export licenses for NSO Group products, particularly criticizing usage by Poland and Hungary

Producer of controversial Pegasus phone hacking software undergoing large scale reorganization amid bid to regroup after years of negative publicity, blacklists and lawsuits

Justice Ministry investigation dismisses most allegations, but says police exceeded authority by extracting information from hacked phones that was not covered by cyber warrants

'Unless there are consequences for countries and their enablers who abuse this technology, none of us are safe,' Carine Kanimba says during a House Intelligence Committee hearing