NSO Should Lose Spyware Case for Discovery Violations, Meta Says

WhatsApp and its parent Meta Platforms Inc. asked a judge to award them a total win against spyware maker NSO Group as punishment for discovery violations in a years-long case accusing the Israeli company of violating anti-hacking laws.

NSO Group violated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, repeatedly ignoring the court’s orders and its discovery obligations, according to a motion for sanctions filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

“NSO’s discovery violations were willful, and unfairly skew the record on virtually every key issue in the case, from the merits, to jurisdiction, to damages, ...