2024-12-22 21:10:01 Pacfic
NSO Liable for WhatsApp Spyware Attacks - 1d
A US judge has ruled that the Israeli software company NSO Group is liable for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users using its Pegasus spyware. The court found that NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp to target journalists, activists, politicians, and other individuals. NSO Group has been found to have violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, along with breaching its contract with WhatsApp.
This ruling is a major victory for WhatsApp, which initiated legal action in 2019. The judge rejected NSO Group's argument that it was not liable, as their clients were investigating crimes and national security matters. A trial will now proceed to determine the damages that NSO Group will owe WhatsApp. This landmark decision is being seen as a precedent for other companies in the spyware industry.
References:
- @hkrn - US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking journalists via WhatsApp L: C: posted on 2024.12.20 at 20:38:23 (c=0, p=5) - 1d
- @majorlinux - Israeli software group is being held liable for attacks on journalists, activists, and politicians. Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users - 1d
- The Verge - Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users - 1d
- Techmeme - 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 (Joseph Menn/Washington Post) - 1d
- bsky.app - major victory for WhatsApp in this finding of NSO Grp liability. really is a landmark. spyware like Pegasus is like a silent virus, aiming to leave no fingerprints. thanks not only to WhatsApp for bri - 1d
- @mshelton - Mastodon post about the NSO Group liability. - 1d
- osint10x.com - Judge rules NSO Group is liable for spyware hacks targeting 1,400 WhatsApp user devices - 1d
- DataBreaches.Net - US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware - 1d
- @Techmeme - 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 - 1d
- www.techmeme.com - Techmeme post about the NSO Group being found liable. - 23h
- @CCC - WhatsApp prevailed against over NSO’s abuse of the messaging app to enable the infiltration of phones of journalists, activists and dissidents with its hacking tool - 19h
- www.engadget.com - Judge finds spyware-maker NSO Group liable for attacks on WhatsApp users - 18h
- International homepage - WhatsApp prevailed against over NSO’s abuse of the messaging app to enable the infiltration of phones of journalists, activists and dissidents with its hacking tool - 18h
- www.courtlistener.com - IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. IT'S TIME FOR reading the WhatsApp v. NSO Group court docket - 17h