In 2021, allegations arose that the software may also have been used to spy on members of Kashoggi's family. The wife of Jamal Khashoggi, Hanan Elatr, intended to sue the NSO Group, alleging that she was targeted with Pegasus spyware. She also prepared a lawsuit in the US against the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in the attempts to install the software on her mobile phone. Elatr was arrested in Dubai in April 2018. Activity on Etatr’s confiscated phone, while she was in the custody of UAE intelligence services, further suggested that an attempt was made to install the software at that time.
