NSO had already installed Pegasus at three Mexican agencies: the country’s Center for Investigation and National Security, its attorney general’s office, and its department of defense. All told, the firm had sold the Mexicans $15 million worth of hardware and software, and they were now paying NSO some $77 million to track a wide array of targets. The UAE was locked in, too. And custom NSO proposals, brochures, and pitch decks made clear there was a long and growing waiting list of interested parties.
