US judge finds Israel’s NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

Judge Finds Israel’s NSO Group Liable for Hacking in WhatsApp Lawsuit

The Meta messaging app was breached by the spyware maker, which was accused of putting Pegasus monitoring software on users’ mobile devices.

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware firm NSO Group

A federal judge has dealt the first major legal blow against spyware maker NSO Group, ruling in favor of WhatsApp in a five-year-old lawsuit against the Israeli firm over allegations that it hacked the chat service. Northern California District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton made her ruling on Friday as a summary judgment, thus not requiring a full trial. She determined that NSO Group violated U.S. and California anti-hacking laws and had failed t…

Federal Judge Says NSO Group Violated CFAA, Holds It Liable For Malware Delivered Via WhatsApp’s Servers

WhatsApp has scored a limited win in its lawsuit against NSO Group. The allegations were that NSO used WhatsApp's servers -- located in California -- to deliver its malware to targeted devices. NSO argued several things and failed in almost every case, including the deployment of diametrically-opposed assertions. First, it argued it couldn't be held…

NSO Group Found Liable for Hacking WhatsApp Users in 'Huge Win for Privacy'

A federal judge ruled in favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit the company brought against Israeli spyware maker linked to hacking of diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists.

WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case

A US judge ruled that the Israeli spyware maker breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to infect devices with Pegasus

US court finds spyware maker NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks

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. [...]