Israeli-made spyware used in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, targeting public figures and UN official.

Researchers from Access Now, Amnesty International, Citizen Lab, CyberHUB-AM, and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan have discovered that Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software was deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization. The researchers confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists, and organizers. The researchers believe neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.