Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company.…
Five things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company.…
NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign
Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for a 2019 hacking campaign against more than 1,400 users. On Tuesday, after a…
NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks
The governments of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan, among others, were behind the 2019 hacking campaign that targeted more than 1,200 WhatsApp users with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to…
NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 countries in a 2019 attack; Mexico led with 456 victims, India had 100 (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
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NSO Group, which is still on the US Commerce Department’s Entity List, has hired Vogel Group, a lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration (Vas Panagiotopoulos/Wired)
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Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware
NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries during a 2019 hacking campaign, according to a new court document. The document was…
WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case
A U.S. judge had ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to stealthily infect devices with its Pegasus spyware. In a historic ruling on…
NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents
On Thursday, WhatsApp scored a legal victory by convincing a U.S. federal judge to publicly release three court documents that include new revelations about the inner workings of Pegasus, the…
Lawyer allegedly hacked with spyware names NSO founders in lawsuit
A lawyer who was allegedly hacked with government-grade spyware made by the infamous surveillance tech maker NSO Group has filed a complaint in court against two of the company’s founders…