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Meta's WhatsApp Wins $168 Million Verdict Against Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO Group For 2019 Hack
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 4:04am | 547Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)-owned WhatsApp has secured a $168 million jury verdict against NSO Group, the Israeli firm behind the controversial Pegasus spyware, over a 2019 hacking incident. What Happened: A federal jury in California ruled that NSO Group must pay $168 million in damages to...
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Israel-based Spyware Maker NSO Suffers Major Defeat Against Meta, Ordered To Hand Over Pegasus Code
Friday, March 1, 2024 - 9:22am | 555In a significant legal development, a U.S. court has ordered Israeli firm NSO Group to share its Pegasus spyware code with messaging app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). This order comes amidst a lawsuit accusing NSO of spying on 1,400 WhatsApp users. What Happened: This ruling...
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Apple Wins Early Battle Against Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO: 'A Wash, Indeed'
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 8:17am | 451In a recent development, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has won an early round in its legal tussle against NSO Group, the Israeli company responsible for the notorious Pegasus spyware. What Happened: As reported by Interesting Engineering, Apple has struck a significant blow to NSO Group in the ongoing...
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Google, Microsoft, Dell Join Facebook In Legal Fight Against Israeli Surveillance Firm NSO
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 1:15am | 528Big tech companies, including Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), have joined Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) legal efforts against Israeli surveillance company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. What Happened: Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet...
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iPhone 'Zero Click' Vulnerability Exploited By Infamous NSO Group To Hack 3 Dozen Al Jazeera Journalists, Researchers Say
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 4:17am | 450Three dozen Al Jazeera journalists using Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones were hacked using spyware made by an Israeli company. What Happened: The attack was allegedly ordered by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, according to a report published by researchers at the University of...
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Facebook, Whatsapp Get Federal Court Go-Ahead To Sue Israeli Surveillance Firm In Malware Exploit Case
Friday, July 17, 2020 - 2:20am | 336Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), and subsidiary WhatsApp Inc., can go ahead with their lawsuit against NSO Group, filed for alleged exploitation of vulnerabilities in software, a federal court has ruled, TechCrunch reported Thursday. What Happened In October, the companies complained that...
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Imperial Capital Incrementally Bullish On Verint After M&A Talk
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 10:34am | 417Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a New York-based analytics company, is reportedly in discussions to buy NSO Group, an Israeli cybersurveillance firm, for around $1 billion — a move that would reinforce the bullish case for owning the stock, according to Imperial Capital. The...