Think tank report labels NSO, Lazarus, as 'cyber mercenaries'

Sure, they do crimes. But the plausible deniability governments adore means they deserve a different label

Cybercrime gangs like the notorious Lazarus group and spyware vendors like Israel's NSO should be considered cyber mercenaries – and become the subject of a concerted international response – according to a Monday report from Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF).…

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