HN isn't just for technical discussion. That ought to be clear both from the site guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) and the front page every day. HN has had articles about this kind of thing pretty much since the beginning and there are often interesting details and twists to discuss. Moreover, the ongoing NSO/Pegasus story is one that a lot of the community has been following with genuine interest. So I think it's ok (I admit I didn't read the article though!)
Most importantly: no matter what the topic is, it doesn't make it ok for commenters to break the guidelines. Just the opposite, in fact—that's why we have this one:
"Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."
Your comment obviously broke that, as well as several others, which is why I replied as I did.
Most importantly: no matter what the topic is, it doesn't make it ok for commenters to break the guidelines. Just the opposite, in fact—that's why we have this one:
"Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."
Your comment obviously broke that, as well as several others, which is why I replied as I did.