https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211024/17262747814/new-investigation-shows-us-journalist-critical-saudi-government-was-hit-with-nso-spyware.shtml

Malware merchant NSO Group's year of embarrassment continues. Leaked data published in July appeared to show NSO malware (namely its phone-hijacking malware Pegasus) had been used to target dissidents, journalists, religious leaders, and prominent politicians.

NSO reacted by first claiming the data showed nothing of the sort or at least was unrelated to its malware and its customers. Then it made contradictory claims, saying it terminated contracts when it discovered abuse of its products and that it had no visibility into its customers' actions. Puzzling.