US govt phones 'hacked with NSO spyware'

By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn
Updated December 4 2021 - 5:06am, first published 4:09am
NSO software is capable of capturing encrypted messages and turning phones into recording devices.
NSO software is capable of capturing encrypted messages and turning phones into recording devices.

Apple iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter.

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