The NSO Group, Israel’s darling of malware infection and surveillance for the global security market, was the brainchild of three engineers drawn from that busiest of cyber outfits in the Israeli Defense Forces known as Unit 8200.

NSO Group, the organization behind the Pegasus spyware, has been found liable in a lawsuit brought by Meta’s WhatsApp over attacks on about 1,400 devices, as reported by The Record. NSO Group is liable for charges of violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,

Messaging giant WhatsApp won a landmark ruling Friday against the best-known maker of spyware when a federal judge in California ruled that NSO Group had hacked into the Meta unit’s systems by sending malicious software through its servers to more than a thousand targeted phones.

After WhatsApp's victory over the NSO Group in the Thursday ruling, the spotlight is back on Pegasus. Here's a brief explainer on the infamous spyware.

A federal judge ruled in favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit the company brought against Israeli spyware maker linked to hacking of diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists.

WhatsApp wins U.S. court ruling against NSO Group for Pegasus misuse; 43 intrusions revealed, damages trial ahead.

In a relief to WhatsApp, a US court has found Israeli firm NSO Group of hacking into WhatsApp by sending malicious software through its servers to more than a thousand targeted phones. The development comes months after a probe suggested that the software was used to spy on many Indians including journalists,

The NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, has been held liable for hacking WhatsApp and breaching its contract. This decision, made by a US judge, has significant implications for the spyware industry.