The notorious spyware vendor NSO Group, known for developing the Pegasus malware, has faced financial issues since losing a long legal battle against the secure messaging platform WhatsApp as well as a lawsuit filed by Apple. Now, the company, has been purchased by a group of US-based investors led by movie producer Robert Simonds, who helped finance Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Pink Panther, Hustlers, and Ferrari, among many other films. The deal is reportedly worth “several tens of millions of dollars” and is close to completion. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/happy-gilmore-producer-buys-spyware-maker-nso-group/

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