The US court has found that NSO Group, the company behind Pegasus spyware, attacked 1,400 users’ devices through WhatsApp. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO Group in 2019 alleging it used Pegasus to spy on the phones of journalists, activists ...

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,

U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California, granted a motion by WhatsApp and found NSO liable for hacking and breach of contract

Israeli-based NSO Group found guilty of hacking 1400 accounts; WhatsApp lawsuit exposes illegal spyware operations.

WhatsApp wins U.S. court ruling against NSO Group for Pegasus misuse; 43 intrusions revealed, damages trial ahead.

A California judge ruled against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp, accusing NSO of exploiting a bug to install Pegasus spyware. The judge held NSO liable for hacking and breach of contract,

California District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton granted the Meta-owned messaging service platform's motion for summary judgment against NSTO, finding the five-year-old case that it had violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with the pernicious spying program known as Pegasus, reported The Washington Post.

WhatsApp had filed a lawsuit against NSO, accusing it of infecting and surveilling the phones of nearly 1,400 people through the 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.