MKs seek parliamentary inquiry into explosive report police took over civilians' cellphones without oversight; attorney general said to demand answers from cops

Kobi Shabtai says some claims inaccurate in explosive report about use of NSO's Pegasus software on Israeli civilians; anti-Netanyahu protesters call for his suspension

Exposé alleges infamous Pegasus tool secretly used to track anti-government activists, mayors and non-suspects, exploiting legal loophole; police, firm don't explicitly deny claim

Dutch member of European Parliament calls to follow the US example and 'quickly blacklist' NSO following reports its Pegasus software used against activists in Hungary, Poland

Democracies need cybersurveillance tools to track criminals and terrorists. Just regulate the tech better, argues Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel

But Jaroslaw Kaczynski denies Pegasus was used to target his political opponents; 'It would be bad if the Polish services did not have this type of tool,' he says

Although investigators have not determined who ordered hacks, victims all blame Poland’s right-wing ruling party, Law and Justice

'Pegasus is a tool of dictators,' says researcher from watchdog about Israeli software, adding that more cases are expected; warns it shows 'authoritarian slide' in Poland

The embattled company's tech exploits are 'pretty incredible' and 'pretty terrifying,' say security analysts; users are 'passive, don't have to click on anything, have no control'

Meta announces a flurry of takedowns of accounts affiliated with seven surveillance-for-hire firms that may have affected some 50,000 people in more than 100 countries