Tel Aviv insisted that Riyadh be allowed to buy the Pegasus spyware Sunday, 25 July 2021 6:14 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 25 July 2021 6:14 AM ] This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group which features 'Pegasus' spyware, on display in Paris on July 21, 2021. Private Israeli firm NSO Group has denied media reports its Pegasus software is linked to the mass surveillance of journalists and rights defenders, and insisted that all sales of its technology are approved by Israel's defence ministry (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) The Israeli regime is in hot water over a major scandal triggered by revelations that an Israeli made spyware, has been sold to some governments to target journalists, dissidents, and political leaders.