An employee at NSO stole syber software from the company and tried to sell it on DarkNet

An employee at NSO, a cyber-security company stole software from the company and tried to sell it on DarkNet. Due to the security aspects of the software, the employee is accused of attempting to harm property that would have harmed state security. According to the indictment filed with the Tel Aviv District Court, the defendant worked for NSO, which develops cellular tracking tools. After the employee was summoned to a hearing before his dismissal, he downloaded the company's software and tried to sell them to another person, but he turned to the company and reported the transfer and the worker was arrested.

 Due to the security aspects of the software, the employee is accused of attempting to harm property that would have harmed state security. According to the indictment filed with the Tel Aviv District Court, the defendant worked for NSA, which develops cellular tracking tools. Our correspondent Tzach Fitzan says that after the employee was summoned to a hearing before his dismissal, he downloaded the company's software and tried to sell them to another person, but he turned to the company and reported the transfer and the worker was arrested
Attorneys Avi Himi and Meital Toledano, who represent the defendant, said that it seems to them that in the past few days, everyone has fallen in love with espionage cases and all kinds of files have been labeled with harm to state security.

Attorneys Avi Himi and Meital Toledano, who represent the defendant, said that their client, who worked in a private company, claims that he is innocent, proud to be an Israeli citizen, and loves the country, the lawyers said. Himi and Toledano stressed that a prescription would never have attempted to harm the state's security. "I'm sure the truth will come out in the courtroom," said the lawyer

NOS Technologies is an Israeli company that develops software for cyber warfare and digital espionage, headquartered in Herzliya, and produces surveillance technology at a military level, which is known mainly to intelligence agencies and government security around the world.
 According to reports this year the company's value is estimated at $ 1 billion. It's main products are spyware tools that allow hacking into mobile devices and online services. Among the company's products is the Pegasus software - a device for hacking into cellular devices, which, once implanted in a mobile device, enables the stalker to use it unlimitedly - from sending e-mails and SMSs to locating the cell phone, listening to conversations.
 NSO was founded in 2010 by Omri Lavi, Shalev Julio and Niv Carmi, and operates mostly in secret under the media and public radar. It currently employs more than 500 people. It is supervised by the Ministry of Defense, and exports under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense Export Export Office to various countries

The company said in response that the company had identified the theft attempt and opened an investigation. It located the relevant party and updated the law enforcement authorities that arrested the person suspected of theft