WhatsApp wins ‘privacy’ battle: US court holds Pegasus spyware maker NSO liable for targeting users

Messaging service WhatsApp has won a ruling against NSO Group, the organisation behind the Pegasus spyware.

The US District Court for the Northern District of California found the Israeli technology company liable for exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp to install its spyware on the devices of around 1,400 WhatsApp users in 2019.