Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The FBI, an FBI Inquiry Found.

When *The New Yorker* reported in April 2023 that a contractor had purchased
and deployed a spying tool made by NSO, the contentious Israeli hacking
firm, for use by the U.S. government, White House officials said they were
unaware of the contract and put the FBI in charge of figuring out who might
have been using the technology.

After an investigation, the FBI uncovered at least part of the answer: It
was the FBI.

The deal for the surveillance tool …

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