WhatsApp — Lawsuit
criticalPro-Privacy → Lawsuit
Executive Summary
A U.S. federal court found NSO Group liable for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users with its Pegasus spyware, ruling the company violated state and federal hacking laws and WhatsApp's terms of service. The landmark ruling affirmed that spyware makers can be held legally accountable for enabling surveillance of platform users. A jury subsequently ordered NSO Group to pay over $167 million in damages.