Jury orders NSO to pay $167M for hacking WhatsApp users
a year ago
- #Privacy
- #Cybersecurity
- #Legal
- WhatsApp awarded $167 million in punitive damages against NSO Group for exploiting a software vulnerability.
- NSO Group exploited a WhatsApp vulnerability to install Pegasus spyware on 1,400 phones without user interaction.
- The attack targeted journalists, activists, diplomats, and government officials across 20 countries.
- Jury also awarded WhatsApp $444 million in compensatory damages.
- NSO used WhatsApp servers to inject malicious code into targeted devices via call exploits.
- The verdict is seen as a major victory for privacy and security advocates.