FBI reportedly considered using Pegasus spyware in criminal investigations

As recently as early last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was considering using NSO Group's infamous Pegasus spyware in criminal investigations, reports The New York Times . Between late 2020 and early 2021, agency officials were in the "advanced" stages of developing plans to brief FBI leadership on the software, according to internal bureau documents and court records seen by The Times. Those documents also reveal the bureau had developed guidelines for federal prosecutors detailing ...