Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack

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https://www.securityweek.com/spyware-maker-nso-ordered-to-pay-167-million-over-whatsapp-hack/

Meta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”.
Meta on Tuesday boasted about winning the lawsuit against NSO Group, after a jury ordered the Israeli spyware maker to pay more than $167 million for the hacking of WhatsApp users.
The lawsuit against NSO was filed in 2019, after it came to light that a zero-day vulnerability had been exploited to deliver NSO-made spyware to roughly 1,400 WhatsApp users.
The jury verdict comes after in December 2024 a judge ruled that NSO Group is liable for the hacking of WhatsApp users.

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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack

Meta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”.

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[Zero Knowledge]

Meta will probably buy NSO in the future. The irony is not lost on a company that is the biggest abuser of privacy in the world suing another company for hacking it's software.