iPhone spyware company NSO must pay Meta $167M for WhatsApp attack [U]

The Android and iPhone spyware company NSO has suffered a major defeat in a US court, after a judge ruled that the company must hand over its Pegasus code to Meta. Update: NSO was yesterday ordered to pay Meta more than $167M in damages for the attack. It’s the latest setback for the company, which has been blacklisted in the US, sued by Apple, seen victims alerted by the iPhone maker, and faced severe financial problems … iPhone spyware company NSO NSO is an Israeli company best known for its Pegasus spyware, which can be used to remotely hack an iPhone. Simply receiving a particular iMessage – without opening it or interacting with it in any way – can allow an iPhone to be compromised, with almost all of the personal data on it exposed. The US government banned the import and use of Pegasus, depriving the company of its most lucrative customer base: US law enforcement agencies. Apple added to the pressure, suing the company, and alerting owners of infected iPhones. That put the c ... Read full article.