If it was then HN would never live it down, but let's look at the timeline:

  13 months ago: Apple drops NSO Group lawsuit: https://nquiringminds.com/cybernews/apple-drops-lawsuit-against-nso-group-over-pegasus-spyware-concerns/

  2 weeks ago: NSO Group confirms it was bought by US interests: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/spyware-maker-nso-group-confirms-acquisition-by-us-investors/

  Now: IOCs for Pegasus and Predator are removed from iOS in an OTA update.