Israel Calls In Hackers And Spyware Companies To Break Into Abductees’ Phones - Forbes   

Israel's intelligence agencies have called on hackers of all ilks to help on offensive cyber operations in the Hamas conflict.

Since the Hamas attacks on October 7, Israel has called on its much-vaunted cybersecurity and surveillance industries to assist in the war on Hamas. Asides from reaching out to hacker reservists, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has also employed the services of often-controversial spyware companies to assist on various intelligence efforts. That includes Herzliya-based NSO Group, whose iPhone hacking software Pegasus has allegedly been used by governments to target activists and journalists — a claim the company has often denied.

One focus for cybersecurity experts has been to help hack into phones and computers of the missing and the dead, four individuals from Israel's cyber and intelligence industries told Forbes. All asked to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to speak on the record.

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