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

The US Supreme Court allowed WhatsApp, a messaging app owned by Meta Platforms Inc., to proceed with a lawsuit against Israel's NSO Group on Monday, claiming it installed spy software on 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents, by exploiting a bug.

US Supreme Court allows Meta’s WhatsApp to pursue lawsuit against ‘Pegasus’ 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

According to Google's Threat Analysis Group(TAG), spyware named Predator has been targeting Android devices. The University of Toronto along with Citizen lab had earlier published a report saying Egyptian exiled politician Ayman Nour's phone was infected with both Cytrox’s Predator and NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware which was operated by "two different government clients.

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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

According to reports, Israel's NSO group may be shutting down the controversial Pegasus unit and could be selling it to a US investment fund. The US had blacklisted NSO amid allegations the Israeli firm "enabled foreign governments to conduct transnational repression".

Amid spyware row, NSO may shut down Pegasus unit

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.

Pegasus snooping row: Apple files lawsuit against Israel's NSO

The mobile phones of at least five French ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron were infected by the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, sources told AFP on Friday, confirming a report by the Mediapart investigative website.

Five French Ministers targeted by Israel's Pegasus spyware, says report

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

The recent WhatsApp hacking spree was carried out using a very powerful software called Pegasus, a product of the Israeli-based NSO group. Many journalists, activists and diplomats were caught off guard by the Spygate scandal.

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