Mar 02, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Privacy A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant's ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision, which marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the … [Read more...] about U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
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NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders
Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-click exploit chains against civil society targets around the world," the … [Read more...] about NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders
NSO Confirms Pegasus Spyware Used by at least 5 European Countries
The beleaguered Israeli surveillanceware vendor NSO Group this week admitted to the European Union lawmakers that its Pegasus tool was used by at least five countries in the region. "We're trying to do the right thing and that's more than other companies working in the industry," Chaim Gelfand, the company's general counsel and chief compliance officer, said, according to a … [Read more...] about NSO Confirms Pegasus Spyware Used by at least 5 European Countries
Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users.Facebook filed a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, alleging that the company was actively involved in hacking users of its end-to-end encrypted WhatsApp messaging … [Read more...] about Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users