WhatsApp — Lawsuit
criticalAnti-Privacy → Lawsuit
Executive Summary
WhatsApp's lawsuit against NSO Group, filed in October 2019, continued to advance through U.S. courts. WhatsApp alleged that NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in its audio calling feature to deploy Pegasus spyware to approximately 1,400 devices belonging to journalists, activists, and diplomats. The case established important precedent for platform liability in spyware attacks.