NSO Group
Formerly Q
Cyber Intelligence for Global Security
Startup Acquired Cyber Security Est. 2009 Acquired
๐ŸŒ WebsiteLinkedInCareers
Total Raised
$1.6M
Acquired
Last Round
$1.6M
1 rounds
Investors
2
2 public
Team
3
201-500 employees
Confidence
98/100
News
61
articles
About
NSO Group develops technology that enables government intelligence and law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate terrorism and crime. The company provides tools to help official authorities prevent terrorism, break up criminal operations, find missing persons, and assist search and rescue teams.
Classification
Sector
Cyber SecuritySecurity Intelligence
Core Technology
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareArtificial Intelligence
Target Customer
Defense, Safety & SecuritySecurityPublic SecurityHomeland SecurityLaw EnforcementGovernment & City
Business Model
B2G
Tags
cyber-warfarevulnerability-assessmentpenetration-testsmobile-securitygovernmentpublic-safetythreat-intelligencelaw-enforcementcyber-intelligencecyber-securityartificial-intelligence
Funding & Events
Oct 2025
Exit Undisclosed
Mar 2018
Exit $1B
Mar 2014
Exit $130M
Jan 2010
Seed $1.6M
Eddy Shalev, Joshua Lasher
News (61)
Oct 18, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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The decision follows U.S. investor takeover as the spyware firm fights for survival.
Acquired-byCustomers
Oct 10, 2025 ยท techcrunch.com
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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch
Acquired-byManagement Changes
Jul 3, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
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ื—ื‘ืจืช ืคื•ืœื•ืกึพื˜ืง ืฉื”ืงื™ื ืื—ื“ ืžืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ NSO, ื ื™ื‘ ื›ืจืžื™, ืžืคืชื—ืช ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ืฉืžื•ืชืงืŸ ืขืœ ืžืœ"ื˜ื™ื ื•ืžื–ื”ื” ืžื—ื‘ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืคื™ ืื•ืชื•ืช ืจื“ื™ื• ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ - ื‘ืœื™ ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืœืžื›ืฉื™ืจ โ— ืœื’ืœื•ื‘ืก ื ื•ื“ืข: ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืžื’ืขื™ื ืขื ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืฉื”ื—ืœื” ืืช ื“ืจื›ื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืฅ ื•ื”ื”ืฆืœื”
PartnersProduct Stage
Jun 3, 2025 ยท www.themarker.com
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ื—ื‘ืจืช ืื‘ื˜ื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช NSO ืžื•ื—ื” ืขืœ ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืกื›ื•ื ื”ืคื™ืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืŸ ืคืจื™ืฆื” ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื•ืื˜ืกืืค ืฉืœ ื›-1,400 ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื, ื•ื‘ื”ื ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ื•ืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช โ–  ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืกื›ื•ื ืื• ืœืขืจื•ืš ืžืฉืคื˜ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื‘ืชื™ืง
Jun 3, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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Spyware maker claims punitive damages are unconstitutional and unaffordable amid mounting financial woes.
Jun 2, 2025 ยท techcrunch.com
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The spyware maker claims the damages it was ordered to pay are "excessive," and that the jury wanted to โ€œbankruptโ€ the company.
May 30, 2025 ยท techcrunch.com
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The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations.
May 7, 2025 ยท www.themarker.com
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžืื‘ืง ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืฉื ืžืฉืš ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื, ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืงื‘ืข ื›ื™ NSO ืชืฉืœื ืคื™ืฆื•ื™ื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจืช ื•ื•ืื˜ืกืืค, ื”ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ืœืžื˜ื, ื‘ื’ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ืช ืคื’ืกื•ืก ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›-1,400 ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื โ€“ ื•ื‘ื”ื ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื, ืคืขื™ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื•ืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช โ–  ืกื’ืŸ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช ื‘-NSO: ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื ื• ืœืขืจืขืจ
May 7, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
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In December US Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled that the Israeli spyware company had violate WhatsApp for 'malicious purposes.'
LayoffsManagement Changes
May 6, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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Meta defeats NSO in spyware case, wins $168M over WhatsApp hack | CTech
Apr 9, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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Meta lawsuit sheds light on how a single vulnerability turned into a global espionage tool.
Dec 22, 2024 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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The hack exposed the surveillance of more than 1,400 users, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents
Sep 15, 2024 ยท www.jpost.com
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Apple asks court to dismiss lawsuit against NSO group
Jan 3, 2024 ยท en.globes.co.il
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Israeli spyware co NSO moving to bigger offices
ExpandManagement ChangesLayoffs
Nov 11, 2023 ยท www.calcalist.co.il
growth-positive
NSO ืžื ืกื” ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืจื”"ื‘? ืžื‘ืงืฉืช "ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื“ื—ื•ืคื”" ืขื ื‘ืœื™ื ืงืŸ | ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜
Partners
Jun 14, 2023 ยท www.calcalist.co.il
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ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—: ืžืคื™ืง ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“ื™ ื•ืžื ื›"ืœ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจืช ืžืžืชืงื™ื ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ื™ืฉืช NSO | ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜
Acquisition
May 28, 2023 ยท www.pc.co.il
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื›ื ืกื” ืœืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” - ืœ-NSO ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืœื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื-ื™ืฉื ื™ื -
Management Changes
Sep 10, 2022 ยท exorbit.net
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New boss to get late software manufacturer NSO from blacklist
PartnersInvestment
Aug 21, 2022 ยท www.calcalistech.com
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NSO lays off 100 employees, CEO Shalev Hulio to step down | CTech
Layoffs
Jun 21, 2022 ยท www.politico.eu
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Pegasus used by at least 5 EU countries, NSO Group tells lawmakers
PartnersCustomers
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
302
District
Center District
Founded
2009
Registrar
514395409
Crunchbase
nso-group
Locations
Galgalei ha-Plada Street 22, Herzliya, Israel
Links
Website
www.nsogroup.com/
LinkedIn
Profile
Careers
Open positions
Admin
Last Update
Oct 16, 2025
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (3)
Yaron Shohat
CEO
Shalev Hulio
Co-founder
Founder
Omri Lavie
Co-founder
Founder
Internal
Created by
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wain@gmail.com)
Created
2013-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by Francisco Partners on Mar, 2014
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