The Pegasus Project, and How Did it Come About

NSO GROUP RESPONSE In response to requests for comment by Forbidden Stories, participants in The Pegasus Project, NSO Group and a law firm retained by the company sent several replies. In general, NSO Group strongly denies the journalistic consortium’s findings, which it describes as “uncorroborated theories” that rely on information that has “no factual basis” presented by an “unreliable” source. NSO Group’s more specific responses are cited below: The Source Data The reporting for The Pegasus Project is based on 50,000 phone numbers believed to represent NSO Group’s customers selecting people for targeting with the Pegasus system. In its initial…