Burns noted that for “many years, I negotiated these issues with the Iranians... we are mindful of the fact that the Iranian regime poses not only a nuclear or missile issue but also a threat across the Middle East and to our partners in the Middle East. Regardless of how negotiations go, those threats will continue.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday publicly explained to the US House Intelligence Committee that his agency had purchased NSO Group’s Pegasus cellphone hacking program in 2019 in order to conduct counterintelligence.
Wray started off by saying, “the FBI has not and did not use the NSO products operationally in any investigation. I can confirm that we bought a limited license for testing and investigation. We routinely evaluate technologies that are out there: what are the security concerns raised by those products?
Asked why the FBI would test such a product if there was no intention to use it, Wray responded, “we test and evaluate all sorts of technology products that if in the wrong hands can be used against our agents.” READ MORE
