Facebook Sets Spyware Firm NSO Back Over Court No-Show (Correct)

Facebook Inc. moved closer to winning a lawsuit that accuses NSO Group of exploiting WhatsApp services for mass surveillance after the Israeli spyware manufacturer didn’t show up in U.S. court to contest the allegations.

A defaultwas entered Monday in San Francisco federal court after Facebook told a judge that it made ample efforts -- all unanswered -- to give NSO Group notice of the suit and a chance to respond.

“WhatsApp prematurely moved for default before properly serving NSO Group with the lawsuit,” a spokesman for the Israeli company said in a statement. “As NSO Group has not been ...