Security News > 2019 > October > WhatsApp slaps app hacker chaps on the rack for booby-trapped chat: NSO Group accused of illegal hacking by Facebook
2019-10-29 21:51
Spyware used unlawfully against 1,400 targets, including human-rights bods, it is claimed Facebook and its WhatsApp subsidiary on Tuesday sued NSO Group, and affiliated corporate entity Q Cyber Technologies, alleging the Israel-based spyware maker unlawfully hacked smartphones using a vulnerability in the popular chat app.…
News URL
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/whatsapp_sue_nso_group/
Related news
- WhatsApp Case Against NSO Group Progressing (source)
- NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware (source)
- NSO Group fined $167M for spyware attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users (source)
- Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp (source)
- WhatsApp's new Advanced Chat Privacy protects sensitive messages (source)
- WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads (source)
- Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle (source)
- Court Rules Against NSO Group (source)