To prevent targeting its users .. Apple suits the Israeli manufacturer of the Begasos spy program

Today, Tuesday, Apple filed a lawsuit against the Israeli company NSO, manufacturer of the Begasos spy program, to target its users, considering that the company involved in the spying scandal should be held accountable.

"To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple seeks to obtain a permanent judicial order that prevents the NSO group from using any programs, services or devices produced by Apple," Apple said in a statement..

The statement added that the case that Apple filed against "NSO" includes new information about how it is spying on phone users..

On November 11th, the new CEO of NSO, Isaac Benbinsi, resigned from his post a week after the US Department of Commerce included the company on the blacklist to form a threat to American national security.

The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli company sold a spy program for a foreign government used to target government officials, journalists and others..

The mobile phones that Pegasos penetrates into spy devices, allowing the penetration user to read the messages of people who are targeted, search in pictures and other data, follow their sites and even run their camera without their knowledge.

The Israeli company accused this summer of a global spy scandal after a achievement published by 17 international media outlets from last July 18, showing that the Pegasos program allowed spying at least 180 journalists, 600 political figures, 85 human rights activists, and 65 company owner in several countries.

The media, whose investigations revealed this information, reported at the time that the leaked list includes one of the phone numbers of French President Emmanuel Macron, and numbers of several French ministers.

President Macron changed his phone after his number appeared on the list of potential goals.