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Those episodes were great! It sounded like NSO group just considers loosing zero days like this a cost of doing business. There seemed to be an implication th

Those episodes were great! It sounded like NSO group just considers loosing zero days like this a cost of doing business. There seemed to be an implication that they have a war chest of these exploits and expect them to each get burnt after a certain amount of usage.

DSingularity 5y ago
I wonder what the US response would have been if the NSO group was an Iranian business.
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drexlspivey 5y ago
They were paid $55m for a single contract with Saudi Arabia, this money alone are enough to buy you tons of 0-days
- hulitu 5y ago
  Lets not be so journalistic. They have to pay also salaries and equipment.
  - gitanovic 5y ago
    The podcast also says that they have ~60 customers in 40 countries... do your calculations.
bostik 5y ago
> cost of doing business That's exactly what it is. These companies buy, research and stockpile exploits, and keep a few always at ready for when the currently deployed ones get burned. All exploits have a shelf life, and the more widely one is used, the more likely it is to get caught. Because let's not forget: NSO and their ilk are not in the business of developing exploits. That's just their raw material. They are in the business of selling weapons-grade espionage and surveillance capabilities.