https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ep48kp/nso-group-cyprus-circles-bulgaria-ss7 > Controversial phone hacking company NSO Group has closed the Cyprus office of Circles, a surveillance firm that previously merged with NSO, and fired a number of staff, according to two former NSO employees. > Cyprus is a hotbed for surveillance companies that sometimes set up shop in the country and then sell their technology from the region.