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

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

Amid worldwide uproar over NSO's Pegasus surveillance software allegedly used by various government agencies on individuals, Google in a blog post has tried to explain how the Israel-based company hacked into iPhones without anybody's knowledge.

'Zero-click exploitation': Google describes how NSO's Pegasus hacked into iPhones

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.

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

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