Israel’s Pegasus Spyware Maker Takes Drastic Measures to Survive Global Scandal
- Maker of Pegasus phone-hack tool has cut jobs and hiked prices
- Firm, now blacklisted in US, is trying to pacify debt holders
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Embattled spyware maker NSO Group is taking drastic steps to pacify creditors holding around $400 million in debt as it waits out a worldwide political scandal that still threatens its survival.
Blacklisted in the US on accusations its Pegasus phone-hacking tool was used by foreign governments to spy on dissidents, the Israeli company has cut 15% of its workforce and raised prices by about 20% to stem a cash bleed that was expected to run into the tens of millions of dollars this year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.