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Re:Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors by bastard_op on Sunday October 12, 2025 @04:18PM (#45561523)
Do you think they report income on when Saudi Arabia pays them for Apple 0-days every time someone pisses of MBS there? I bet they filed taxes on what they or others like them got for Jamal Khashoggi or other journalists they helped take out.

Apple pays 2m for 0-days now, but I bet kings pay better yet.

History has documented what sort of player they are, I suppose it says something of the times that they still operate/proliferate with impunity.

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Re:Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors by yieldcrv on Sunday October 12, 2025 @07:55PM (#45563209)
Yes I believe they report and pay their taxes

Software exploits are not munitions and are not controlled, they are not illegal to find, they are illegal to use, hence why there is a market for selling them to sovereigns who have immunity from criminal liability

Shifting liability until it reaches the end user who has no liability

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