[NSO Group] — saying their tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” Based on leaked targeting data, findings by a global media consortium earlier this year provided evidence that the spyware from NSO Group was allegedly used to infiltrate devices belonging to a range of targets, including journalists, activists and political opponents in 50 countries. The [US commerce department] said NSO Group and the firm Candiru are being added to the “entity list,” which limits their access to US components and technology by requiring government permission for exports. The department said putting these companies on the entity list was...