WhatsApp wins major legal case against Pegasus spyware maker NSO

WhatsApp secured a major legal victory against NSO Group Technologies, the Israeli company behind the controversial Pegasus spyware, late on Friday (December 20). The ruling marks a critical milestone in a high-profile lawsuit filed by Meta’s messaging app in the US in 2019.

The lawsuit accused NSO Group of using Pegasus to infect and surveil the phones of 1,400 individuals, including journalists, human rights activists, and government officials, during a two-week period in May 2019. The spyware, notorious for its invasive capabilities, was deployed to extract sensitive data from targets via WhatsApp.