The U.S. Department of Commerce has added four companies to its Entity List for allegedly engaging in activities “contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests” Two Israeli companies – NSO Group and Candiru – were cited for allegedly supplying spyware to foreign governments to target officials, journalists, activists, academics, embassy workers and others. The department alleges the four companies were added after a determination that they “traffic in cyber tools used to gain unauthorized access to information systems, threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations””]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/us-commerce-department-blacklists-israeli-spyware-firms-a-17850