Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from Targeting WhatsApp
a day ago
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- A federal judge granted WhatsApp's request for a permanent injunction against NSO Group, blocking them from targeting WhatsApp users.
- The judge reduced the fine NSO Group must pay Meta from over $167 million to around $4 million due to insufficient evidence of 'particularly egregious' behavior.
- The ruling follows a 2019 campaign where NSO Group targeted over 1,400 WhatsApp users, including human rights activists and journalists.
- WhatsApp's Head, Will Cathart, praised the decision, stating it bans NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users in the future.
- NSO Group is being acquired by U.S. investors.