NSO Group former employee stole 0day worth 90 million

A former employee of the NSO Group, a company from Israel which manufactures and distributes 0day exploits to governments, is accused of having stolen a spyware from his employer and tried to sell 50 for millions of dollars in the black market.NSO Group

The former NSN Group 38 former employee was fired and apparently decided to think about his future. The Israeli State Attorney's Office alleges that it received information that it attempted to dispose of a $ 90 million worth of vulnerability and attempted to sell it on the Dark Web for $ 50 million in cryptocurrencies.

"The defendant committed this crime out of greed, despite knowing that it could harm national security and lead to the collapse of a business that employed 500 ”, said the State Prosecutor, according to Jerusalem reports

However, a buyer tools informed NSO about the transaction and the company immediately contacted the authorities. So when the Police "visited" the house of the former employee, they discovered a lot of evidence.

The issue in question ήταν μια ευπάθεια που πραγματοποιούσε hacking σε προϊόντα της Apple και είχε σαν κωδικό όνομα το . Η ευπάθεια ήταν 0day μέχρι που ανακαλύφθηκε από την μη κερδοσκοπική εταιρεία Citizen of Canada, and patched by Apple.

There is a similar package for Android devices called Chrysaor.

The former employee is accused of and destruction of private property in a manner that jeopardizes state security interests. It could be an interesting trial if the process is ever made public.

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