Spyware firm NSO's chief steps down as U.S. lifts sanctions on Intellexa executives
After first-term Trump ambassador Friedman was appointed chair of Pegasus-maker NSO as part of a takeover by a Hollywood producer, the CEO steps down amid a possible shift in U.S. spyware policy under Donald Trump
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After first-term Trump ambassador Friedman was appointed chair of Pegasus-maker NSO as part of a takeover by a Hollywood producer, the CEO steps down amid a possible shift in U.S. spyware policy under Donald Trump
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04:51 PM • January 01 2026 IST
The chief executive of the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group, Yaron Shohat, said on Thursday he was stepping down, according to a letter sent to employees and obtained by Haaretz. The company confirmed the move, which comes amid a broader overhaul – the latest in a series of changes underway at the famous Israeli spyware maker, as it attempts to reinvent itself after a multi-year bitter confrontation with the United States after NSO was economically "blacklisted" by the Biden administration.
