Amnesty International says it's a "worrying" escalation in the intrusive surveillance of vulnerable groups.

The Israeli government previously asked a court to dismiss the suit.

Similar spyware attacks have been detected against critics of the Mexican and Saudi governments.

Pension funds on both sides of the Atlantic are playing an unexpected role in the standoff between NSO Group and digital rights groups.

The escalating confrontation with NSO Group comes after the company’s Pegasus spyware was reportedly used to track an Amnesty researcher.

The phishing methods are not new, but point to an effort to automate them at scale to target human rights activists, journalists and others.