NSO Group Pegasus
by NSO Group
Spyware and surveillance tool
Risk Score: 10/100 (Low) · 9+ incidents · Legal 27 · Safety 0 · Privacy 0 · Regulatory 20 · Security 0
Risk Score
Apr 27, 2026
Risk Score Breakdown
Legal Risk
Court cases & lawsuits
27/100
Safety Risk
Incidents & harm events
0/100
Privacy Risk
Breaches & GDPR actions
0/100
Regulatory Risk
FTC, EU enforcement
20/100
Security Risk
CVEs & vulnerabilities
0/100
Incident Timeline
9 total incidents · showing 5 most recent
Apr 2026
EFF published an analysis connecting NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware growth to an expansion of global surveillance markets after the 2011 Arab Spring. The incident signal concerns privacy and surveillance impacts on people targeted by spyware.
Aug 2024
A civil rights lawsuit (2:24-cv-00622) was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against multiple defendants under the Civil Rights Act. The case has been terminated.
Nov 2023
Hanan Khashoggi filed a personal injury lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies Limited and Q Cyber Technologies Limited in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The appeal (case 23-2234) was terminated in May 2025.
Jun 2023
NSO Group Technologies Limited was sued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by Hanan Elatr Khashoggi and Q Cyber Technologies Limited, alleging computer fraud and abuse. The case was terminated in October 2023.
Mar 2023
A RICO racketeering lawsuit involving Cybrook, Inc. and individuals Brian Sheehan, Shawn Townsend, and Katherine Jurczyk was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island (1:23-cv-00121). The case was terminated in November 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is NSO Group Pegasus's AI risk score?
NSO Group Pegasus has an AI Risk Score of 10/100 (Low Risk). This score is calculated from 9+ documented public incidents across legal, safety, privacy, regulatory, and security categories.
Is NSO Group Pegasus safe to use?
NSO Group Pegasus by NSO Group has a low risk profile based on public data. Organizations should review the full incident list and conduct their own due diligence. This score does not constitute legal advice.
Does NSO Group Pegasus have lawsuits?
Yes — our public records show 4 court case(s) for NSO Group Pegasus, including: Court Case: Kotevski v. Clinton; Court Case: Hanan Khashoggi v. NSO Group Technologies Limited; Court Case: Khashoggi v. NSO Group Technologies Limited; Court Case: Ocean Development Partners, LLC v. NE Edge.
How is the AI Risk Score calculated?
Scores are weighted across 5 categories: Legal (25%), Safety (25%), Privacy (20%), Regulatory (15%), Security (15%). Each incident is scored by severity and type, then decayed based on age. Active lawsuits and fatal incidents do not decay.
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