WhatsApp, NSO Group and Pegasus spyware

Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
NSO Group, the organization behind the Pegasus spyware, has been found liable in a lawsuit brought by Meta’s WhatsApp over attacks on about 1,400 devices, as reported by The Record. NSO Group is liable for charges of violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,
Judge finds spyware-maker NSO Group liable for attacks on WhatsApp users
A federal judge in California has agreed with WhatsApp that the NSO Group, the Israeli cybersurveillance firm behind the Pegasus spyware, had hacked into its systems by sending malware through its servers to thousands of its users' phones.
Meta’s WhatsApp wins ruling holding spyware maker NSO liable for hacking
Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday against the best-known maker of spyware when a federal judge in California ruled that NSO Group had hacked into the Meta unit’s systems by sending malicious software through its servers to more than a thousand targeted phones.
WhatsApp wins legal victory against NSO Group in Pegasus hacking case
WhatsApp has prevailed against Israeli spyware maker NSO Group in a US lawsuit over NSO’s abuse of the messaging app to infiltrate the phones of journalists, activists and dissidents with its Pegasus hacking tool.
US court finds NSO Group liable for hacking WhatsApp using Pegasus spyware
The NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, has been held liable for hacking WhatsApp and breaching its contract. This decision, made by a US judge, has significant implications for the spyware industry.
Court Rules NSO Group Liable for Illegal WhatsApp Hacks
In a major legal victory, messaging app WhatsApp won a five-year-old case against NSO Group, the creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware. A U.S. judge ruled that the Israeli-based NSO had violated key American laws by hacking into WhatsApp systems and targeting over a thousand phones.
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Pegasus Spyware Verdict Sparks Calls for Accountability
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala highlights the US court's verdict against Israel's NSO Group in the Pegasus spyware case, revealing targeting of 300 WhatsApp numbers in India. He demands ...
Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware on, a journalist’s phone
Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian ...
Serbian authorities are reportedly hacking and installing spyware on activists’ phones
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New Android NoviSpy spyware linked to Qualcomm zero-day bugs
The Serbian government exploited Qualcomm zero-days to unlock and infect Android devices with a new spyware named 'NoviSpy,' ...
Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says
Amnesty International says Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by ...
US, Israeli officials deny approving sale of Israeli spyware firm to US investors
Officials in the United States and Israel have denied reports their countries had signed off on the sale of Israeli spyware ...