NSO Group software found targeting journalists and activists SHARE Software from Israeli spyware company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. has been found being used to target journalists and activists in the latest controversy involving the company. According to an investigation published today, led by The Washington Post and 16 media partners, the NSO software was used in attempted or successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women close to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The numbers appeared on a list of more than 50,000 phone numbers based in countries known to surveil people. The list itself was shared by journalism nonprofit Hidden Stories and Amnesty International. Amnesty described obtaining the data through a leak but did not provide additional information.