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NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over spyware infections, jury says
It’s a major ruling in a landmark lawsuit that has had plenty of twists and turns — with more likely to come.
A federal jury decided Tuesday that NSO Group must pay WhatsApp approximately $168 million in damages after a judge ruled that it violated anti-hacking laws when 1,400 of the messaging application’s users became infected with Pegasus spyware. “Today, the jury’s decision to force NSO, a notorious foreign spyware merchant, to pay damages is a critical deterrent to this malicious industry against their illegal acts aimed at American companies and the privacy and security of the people we serve.” NSO Group spokesman Gil Lanier responded to the ruling by saying that “we firmly believe that our technology plays a critical role in preventing serious crime and terrorism and is deployed responsibly by authorized government agencies.
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