A US judge rules in favor of WhatsApp, finding NSO Group guilty in a case involving the use of spyware to hack devices.

WhatsApp Wins Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker as US Judge Finds NSO Guilty In Spyware Case

NSO Group, an Israeli company known for its advanced cyber weaponry, has been ordered by a US court to provide instant messaging platform WhatsApp with codes of its notorious spyware Pegasus, as well as other spyware technology.

US judge orders Pegasus maker NSO to share secret spyware code with WhatsApp

Hackers have used the notorious Pegasus spyware to break into the phones of dozens of journalists and activists in Jordan over the past four years, according to the findings of an investigation released Thursday.

Dozens of journalists and activists hacked using Pegasus spyware in Jordan: Report

The United States is reportedly still a client of Israel's NSO group. This despite the Biden administration's efforts to restrict the government's use of commercial spyware.

Report: US government has 'secret contract' with Israeli spyware firm NSO

Hanan Elatr, the wife of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said she will sue the spyware maker NSO Group as she is reportedly preparing a lawsuit in the United States.

Jamal Khashoggi's wife planning to sue NSO Group over spyware: Report

Israeli spyware firm NSO group that manufactures the controversial Pegasus software has announced a change in the top hierarchy. Reportedly, the company's Chief Executive Officer Shalev Hulio has stepped down with immediate effect from his position on Sunday.

Israel: NSO Group CEO steps down amid mounting legal action over Pegasus sypware

Is your government spying on you? How safe are you from Pegasus, a Spyware that can invade your privacy with just a click? The chief of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group on Tuesday confirmed that it had sold the country's police a variant of the Pegasus hacking tool that can access local cellphones.

What is 'Saifan' spyware? A weakened version of Pegasus for surveillance on Israeli citizens?

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced a state inquiry into the widening Pegasus spying scandal. "Things allegedly happened here that are very serious," he said in a statement that also credited Pegasus as "an important tool in the fight against terrorism and severe crime".

Pegasus spying scandal: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces state inquiry

Journalists and activists in Hungary who were targeted by Pegasus spyware are taking legal action against the government and Israeli company NSO, making the case reportedly a first in the world that seeks to hold the state accountable for alleged snooping.

Pegasus spyware: Hungarian journalists, activists to sue govt over snooping allegations

Asher Levi, the chairman of the NSO Group, has announced Tuesday he is stepping down. The group is facing backlash over its controversial Pegasus spyware that has recently been accused of snooping on Israeli citizens.

NSO Group's chairman Asher Levi quits amid row over use of Pegasus spyware on Israeli citizens

In light of the Pegasus spying scandal, Apple on Tuesday has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent NSO Group from targeting the over one billion iPhones in circulation.

Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO, seeks a permanent injunction to ban NSO

Palestine has accused Israel of using military-grade Pegasus software, developed by the NSO Group, to eavesdrop on the country. The spying software has been detected on the phones of three officials as per the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.

Palestine accuses Israel of using military-grade Pegasus software for eavesdropping

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Saturday distanced the government from the NSO Group, a firm blacklisted this week by the United States over alleged misuse of its phone hacking spyware.

Israeli foreign minister distances government from blacklisted NSO Group

Israels NSO group and Candiru have been blacklisted by the United States of America. The US govt said that these companies sold spyware to certain foreign govts, which was then subsequently used to target US officials, journalists and others.

United States: NSO, Candiru accused of selling hacking tools

The United States Commerce Department has blacklistsed NSO, the maker of Israeli spyware Pegasus for maliciously targetting journalists. According to US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, ''The United States is committed to aggressively using export controls to hold companies accountable that develop, traffic, or use technologies to conduct malicious activities that threaten the cybersecurity of members of civil society, dissidents, government officials, and organisations here and abroad.

Pegasus snooping: US blacklists spyware maker NSO Group for maliciously targetting journalists

Terming the recent spying allegations on governments a "global human rights crisis", UK-based human rights NGO Amnesty International, has asked for a moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance technology.

Pegasus scandal: Amnesty International calls for moratorium on surveillance technology

According to sources Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to look into allegations that spyware sold by NSO has been abused on a global scale. The team is headed by Israel's National Security Council which has broader areas of expertise than the defense ministry.

Reports: Israel sets up inter-ministerial panel to probe Pegasus snooping allegations

Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to "look into" proliferating allegations that spyware sold by a Israeli cyber firm has been abused on a global scale, an Israeli source said on Wednesday, while adding that an export review was unlikely.

Israel's National Security Council 'looking into' NSO Pegasus spyware allegations

Israel secretly authorized a group of cyber-surveillance firms to work for the government of Saudi Arabia despite international condemnation of the kingdom’s abuse of surveillance software to crush dissent, even after the Saudi killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, government officials and others familiar with the contracts said.

Israeli companies aided Saudi spying despite Khashoggi killing

A judge of US district court in California has granted permission for WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO to proceed. In a ruling Judge Phyllis Hamilton said she allowed the case to procced as she had not been entirely persuaded by NSO Group’s argument that it had no role in the targeting of WhatsApp’s users.

US judge grants permission for lawsuit against Israeli software firm NSO to proceed

WhatsApp has sued Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group, accusing it of hacking the phones of 1400 people including senior government officials, human rights activists and journalists.

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over 'deep involvement' in hacking phones

WhatsApp Snoopgate: WION finds new 'Hideout' of the NSO group. Watch video to know more.

WhatsApp Snoopgate: WION finds new 'Hideout' of the NSO group

Watch WION's West Asia Bureau Chief, Daniele Pagani's report on cybersecurity industry in Israel.

WION traces cybersecurity startups in Israel

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WhatsApp Wins Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker as US Judge Finds NSO Guilty In Spyware Case

WhatsApp Wins Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker as US Judge Finds NSO Guilty In Spyware Case

US judge orders Pegasus maker NSO to share secret spyware code with WhatsApp

Dozens of journalists and activists hacked using Pegasus spyware in Jordan: Report

Report: US government has 'secret contract' with Israeli spyware firm NSO

Jamal Khashoggi's wife planning to sue NSO Group over spyware: Report

Israel: NSO Group CEO steps down amid mounting legal action over Pegasus sypware

What is 'Saifan' spyware? A weakened version of Pegasus for surveillance on Israeli citizens?

Pegasus spying scandal: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces state inquiry

Pegasus spyware: Hungarian journalists, activists to sue govt over snooping allegations

NSO Group's chairman Asher Levi quits amid row over use of Pegasus spyware on Israeli citizens

Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO, seeks a permanent injunction to ban NSO

Palestine accuses Israel of using military-grade Pegasus software for eavesdropping

Israeli foreign minister distances government from blacklisted NSO Group

United States: NSO, Candiru accused of selling hacking tools

Pegasus snooping: US blacklists spyware maker NSO Group for maliciously targetting journalists

Pegasus scandal: Amnesty International calls for moratorium on surveillance technology

Reports: Israel sets up inter-ministerial panel to probe Pegasus snooping allegations

Israel's National Security Council 'looking into' NSO Pegasus spyware allegations

Israeli companies aided Saudi spying despite Khashoggi killing

US judge grants permission for lawsuit against Israeli software firm NSO to proceed

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over 'deep involvement' in hacking phones

WhatsApp Snoopgate: WION finds new 'Hideout' of the NSO group

WION traces cybersecurity startups in Israel