WhatsApp v. NSO Group: NSO kept targeting WhatsApp users even after Meta sued, NSO spent $59M on R&D in 2024, and its customers pay $3M to $30M to use Pegasus
As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit. X: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : “We are struggling to keep our ...
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case. — Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday …
Apple files to drop its NSO suit, citing Israeli government's alleged seizure of NSO files, and saying Apple's court disclosures may aid NSO and other hackers
Joseph Menn / Washington Post :
Polish PM Donald Tusk says state authorities under the previous government used NSO's Pegasus spyware illegally against a “very long” list of hacking victims
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press :
The FBI says a contractor misled the agency and used NSO's Landmark to track people in Mexico without consent; the FBI terminated the contract in April 2023
After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain.
Hanan Elatr, the widow of Jamal Khashoggi, sues the NSO Group in Virginia, claiming Saudi Arabia used the Israeli company's Pegasus tool to track them both
In the lawsuit, Hanan Elatr says Saudi Arabia used NSO's Pegasus spyware to track her and her husband's whereabouts before he was murdered
The Mexican attorney general's office says it is investigating a ~$23M purchase of Pegasus by the prior administration and whether the NSO sold it legally
Reuters : Tweets: @richards1052 Tweets: Tikun Olam / @richards1052 : For years, Mexico bought & used @NSOgroup's Pegasus spyware to track journalists, lawyers and families seeking information on thei...
Spain says its PM's and defense minister's phones were infected by NSO's Pegasus spyware in 2021, which will be investigated by Spain's highest criminal court
Minister for presidency says ‘illicit’ targeting will be investigated by Spain's highest criminal court
Apple sues NSO Group in US federal court, seeking to ban NSO from using Apple products and alleging NSO illegally targeted Apple users with surveillance tools
Apple plans to notify targets of state-sponsored spyware attacks like NSO's ForcedEntry and commits $10M to cybersurveillance researchers and advocates
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