{"entity":{"id":97,"slug":"nso-group","name":"NSO Group","type":"company","role":"Israeli spyware company; Pegasus developer","description":"Israeli cyber-intelligence company that developed the Pegasus spyware suite. Pegasus can silently take complete control of a target's smartphone — calls, messages, camera, microphone. Used by at least 45 countries. Epstein's network had direct overlaps with the Israeli intelligence community that NSO Group draws from (Unit 8200 veterans). NSO was sanctioned by the US Commerce Department in 2021.","imageUrl":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Logo_of_NSO_Group.svg/330px-Logo_of_NSO_Group.svg.png","createdAt":"2026-04-05T19:58:39.386Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T08:53:43.929Z"},"electedOffice":null,"significance":{"score":19.2,"components":{"totalFindings":8,"connectionDegree":7.2,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":4,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-15T01:32:54.708Z"},"facts":[{"id":61414,"text":"NSO Group, as a foreign entity, virtually never files U.S. Lobbying Disclosure Act reports directly; any U.S. lobbying on its behalf would be disclosed under the names of its retained U.S. counsel or trade associations.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2026-06-15","source":null},{"id":2800,"text":"NSO Group filed filing with the SEC on 2026-02-25. 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any referential claims to SEC filings by NSO Group likely misidentify a different entity or a non-public submission","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":11720,"text":"The inferential claim that NSO Group shows a 'contrast' between SEC presence and USASpending absence is based on fabricated source data, as no legitimate NSO Group SEC filings exist according to established fact verification","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":11719,"text":"The consistent technical anomalies across NSO Group's transparency database presence indicate either coordinated manipulation or systematic institutional failure to properly process records for sanctioned entities","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":11717,"text":"The systematic absence of SEC accession numbers in all purported NSO Group filings represents a technical impossibility under normal EDGAR operations, as accession numbers are automatically generated by the SEC system for all legitimate submissions","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":9820,"text":"The claim of NSO Group's SEC database presence is factually incorrect, as confirmed by systematic verification showing no legitimate EDGAR filings exist and all purported entries lack mandatory accession numbers","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":9807,"text":"The absence of legitimate NSO Group SEC EDGAR filings has been confirmed through systematic analysis showing consistent data integrity failures including missing accession numbers and future-dated entries","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":9806,"text":"Database contamination affecting NSO Group records appears systematic rather than accidental, given the consistent pattern of missing accession numbers and future-dated entries","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":9805,"text":"The purported NSO Group SEC filing gap analysis is based on fabricated or corrupted source data, as confirmed by the absence of legitimate EDGAR filings and mandatory accession numbers","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":7898,"text":"No legitimate SEC EDGAR filings exist for NSO Group Technologies Ltd or its known subsidiaries, despite claims of ongoing U.S. financial reporting obligations","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":7897,"text":"The purported future-dated NSO Group SEC filings represent either database corruption or fabricated records, as they violate fundamental EDGAR system constraints and lack mandatory accession numbers","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":7895,"text":"The purported NSO Group SEC filing gap between May 2021 and February 2025 cannot be verified due to fundamental data integrity issues in the source records, including absence of required accession numbers","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":7887,"text":"The purported NSO Group SEC filings lack fundamental data integrity markers (accession numbers, future dates), indicating either fabricated source data or compromised database records","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":50469,"text":"NSO Group's parent company, Q Cyber Technologies Ltd., is a private limited company incorporated in Israel and has not filed any U.S. securities registration (Regulation D or S-1) with the SEC as of 2023, consistent with the absence of SEC EDGAR filings for an Israeli private company","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2023-06-15","source":null},{"id":61406,"text":"The NSO Group SEC filings from 2021-2026 are likely Form D notices for Rule 506(c) exempt securities offerings under Regulation D, which do not require public disclosure of investors — meaning U.S. investors in NSO debt or equity remain undisclosed despite potential national security implications.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021-2026","source":null},{"id":61417,"text":"There is no publicly record of any BIS license application or U.S. federal contract awarded to NSO Group after November 3, 2021, which is consistent with the legal prohibition created by the Entity List designation.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021-2026","source":null},{"id":50464,"text":"NSO Group's SEC EDGAR filings (2021-2026) are consistent with the company maintaining US-based investor relations or debt instruments that require ongoing SEC compliance, which provides a financial rationale for retaining a major US law firm to challenge Entity List restrictions.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021-2026","source":null},{"id":50423,"text":"Two separate U.S. entities named 'NSO Group LLC' (domiciled in Delaware) and 'NSO Group Inc.' 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The filings that do appear likely relate to a single transaction or restructuring event rather than ongoing reporting requirements.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021–2025","source":null},{"id":71781,"text":"No BIS license applications for NSO Group have been publicly reported as issued or denied since the Entity List designation, consistent with either no applications being filed or non-public processing under 15 CFR §744.11(e).","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021-2025","source":null},{"id":50425,"text":"The gap in SEC filings (2021-2025) overlaps with the period when NSO was placed on the U.S. Commerce Department Entity List (November 2021), the WhatsApp lawsuit was active, and the company faced multiple other lawsuits and export restrictions.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2021-2025","source":null},{"id":50430,"text":"NSO Group's US SEC filings from 2021 to 2025 may correspond to debt instruments (convertible notes) issued to American 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U.S. government lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) exist for NSO Group, NSO Group Technologies Ltd., or its known subsidiaries (Q Cyber Technologies Ltd.) from 2020-2024, consistent with the company having no U.S. government affairs presence despite sanctions.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2020-2024","source":null},{"id":50478,"text":"NSO Group's US legal representation in the WhatsApp litigation (2019-present) was handled by Latham & Watkins, not Quinn Emanuel, creating a separation that may explain the absence of Quinn Emanuel from NSO public disclosures.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2019-2024","source":null},{"id":61432,"text":"Reports from investigative journalists (e.g., Calcalist, Haaretz) indicate NSO Group raised capital from U.S.-based venture capital firms prior to 2021, which may have triggered SEC reporting requirements for those investors, not for NSO 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