Meta Platforms Inc.'s WhatsApp won its long-running legal case against the Israeli spyware developer NSO Group Technologies Ltd. after a judge on Friday ruled that NSO’s deployment of its Pegasus malware violated state and federal laws.
Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton said NSO will face a jury in March 2025 over damages it owes the instant messaging provider.
A WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement that “NSO can no longer avoid accountability for their unlawful attacks on WhatsApp, journalists, human rights activists and civil society.”
“After five years of litigation, we’re grateful for today’s decision,” the statement said.
NSO didn’t immediately ...
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