Pegasus Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group Found Liable in …
6 days ago · NSO Group was found to not only have exceeded its legal level of access to the WhatsApp servers and broken the terms of service with its Pegasus spyware, but to also have violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as well as California state law.
WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long …
Dec 23, 2024 · The ruling comes five years after Meta-owned WhatsApp sued NSO Group, alleging the spyware outfit had exploited an audio-calling vulnerability in the messaging platform to install its Pegasus ...
Judge rules Israeli firm NSO Group liable for damages in …
Dec 20, 2024 · Messaging service WhatsApp claimed a major legal victory over Israeli spyware firm NSO Group on Friday after a federal judge ruled that NSO was liable under federal and California law for a...
Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 …
Dec 21, 2024 · 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.
Court finds Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group liable for
Dec 23, 2024 · Before 2020, approximately 1,400 mobile devices were infected with Pegasus malware, which was used to surveil WhatsApp users. Last week, the US district court found NSO Group accountable for violating key computer crime laws, marking a major victory for WhatsApp and spyware victims.
NSO Group Exploited WhatsApp to Install Pegasus ... - The Hacker News
Nov 18, 2024 · Legal documents released as part of an ongoing legal tussle between Meta's WhatsApp and NSO Group have revealed that the Israeli spyware vendor used multiple exploits targeting the messaging app to deliver Pegasus, including one even after it …
US court finds spyware maker NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks
Dec 23, 2024 · A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group violated U.S. hacking laws by using WhatsApp zero-days to deploy Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices.
U.S. Judge Rules Against NSO Group in WhatsApp Pegasus …
Dec 23, 2024 · WhatsApp originally filed the complaint against NSO Group in late 2019, accusing it of accessing its servers without permission to install the Pegasus tool on 1,400 devices in May of that year. The attacks leveraged a then zero-day vulnerability in the app's voice calling feature ( CVE-2019-3568 , CVSS score: 9.8) to trigger the deployment of ...
US Court Rules NSO Group Liable for WhatsApp Hacks Using Pegasus …
Dec 23, 2024 · WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals' devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform's servers.
Spyware Maker NSO Group Liable for WhatsApp User Hacks
Dec 24, 2024 · NSO Group’s zero-click attacks are a common feature of commercial spyware makers, who operate in a legal grey area, despite efforts from the Biden administration to clamp down on their practices. NSO Group was placed on a US export blacklist in 2021 , while similar firms such as Intellexa were sanctioned in recent years.