An American jury has ordered Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group to pay over $167 million in punitive damages after it was found to have used WhatsApp to install its Pegasus spyware on 1,400 devices. The spyware, sold to governments globally, has been used to target journalists, activists, and political leaders.
During the trial, Meta (which controls WhatsApp) stated that “NSO was forced to admit it spends tens of millions of dollars annually to develop malware installation methods—including through instant messaging, browsers, and operating systems—and that its spyware remains capable of compromising iOS and Android devices to this day.”
(posted by WikiLeaks on X)
https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/whatsapp-v-nso-case-damages-decision/
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