American security technology provider L3Harris is interested in acquiring scandalous Israeli firm NSO, The New York Times reported.
The New York Times said L3Harris sent a team of experts to Israel to soften the terms of the deal, which was complicated by US President Joe Biden’s decision to blacklist the NSO after Pegasus software was used to hack politicians’ phones. campaigners.
According to five separate sources, L3Harris executives have made it clear that the US government tacitly supports the bids, but is unlikely to make a public statement.
The Times writes that the US military contractor hired Daniel Reisner, a lawyer who once worked for the Israeli military prosecutor’s office, to advise on the settlement.