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Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Harry Davies

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Private equity executive sought to undermine nso critics data suggests - The Untold Story

John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab
John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab, seen here giving evidence to Polish politicians about Pegasus spyware, was mentioned in 223 Novalpina emails. Photograph: Czarek Sokołowski/AP

When Downing Street was recently named as the suspected victim of a phone hack by the United Arab Emirates using the Israeli-made spyware, Pegasus, few were surprised at who was behind the discovery.

The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto has for years been a thorn in the side of the NSO Group, deciphering the company’s sophisticated hacking tools and – crucially – identifying victims of the spyware.

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