US officials said the four companies engaged in “activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.”Ĭommerce officials said NSO Group and Candiru “developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments that used these tools to maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics, and embassy workers.” The four companies include Israel’s NSO Group and Candiru, Russian security firm Positive Technologies, and Singapore-based Computer Security Initiative Consultancy. The US government has sanctioned today four companies that develop and sell spyware and other hacking tools, the US Department of Commerce announced today. US sanctions four companies selling hacking tools, including NSO Group & Candiru
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