Meta scores over spyware, NSO pays big time
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:20 pm
In a high-stakes legal showdown, Meta has been awarded over $167 million in damages after a prolonged battle against NSO Group for its spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp. The ruling delivers a sharp rebuke to espionage tactics in the tech world, leaving NSO Group scrambling.
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In a legal battle that has been fought out in the courts for over five years, Meta has been awarded $168m in damages and costs from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group. Read more: Meta awarded $168m in court win against spyware firm NSO
The Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. today was ordered to pay $167 million in damages to Meta, ending a 6-year court battle after the former was accused of installing spyware on journalists and activists’ WhatsApp accounts. “Today’s verdict in WhatsApp’s case is an…
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
Don't f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy on supposedly secure communications.…
NSO Group, the Israeli spyware-maker behind Pegasus, must pay Meta $167.25 million for hacking 1,400 users across WhatsApp. A federal jury in California made the decision on Tuesday after the court found the NSO Group liable for the attacks last year. Meta sued NSO Group in 2019 after Citizen Lab…
A jury has ruled that the company behind the infamous Pegasus spyware must pay Meta more than $167 million in damages for spreading malware via WhatsApp. The ruling is a major victory for Meta after a years-long legal battle with NSO Group. Meta sued the NSO Group in 2019 over its Pegasus spyware.…
The five-year legal battle between the Meta-owned company and the most notorious spyware maker in the world ends with a huge win for WhatsApp.
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