Security News > 2021 > November > Apple sues spyware-maker NSO Group, notifies iOS exploit targets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group and its parent company for the targeting and spying of Apple users with surveillance tech.
NSO's FORCEDENTRY exploit was used by state-backed attackers to break into Apple devices to install the latest version of Pegasus spyware, as revealed by the Citizen Lab in August.
"To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices," Apple added.
The FORCEDENTRY attacks Apple sued the spyware company for today are part of a long string of reports documenting NSO Group's Pegasus spyware being used to spy on journalists and human rights defenders around the world.
Amnesty International and non-profit project Forbidden Stories also said in a separate July report that NSO Group's spying tools were deployed on iPhones running Apple's latest iOS release with the help of zero-click iMessage exploits targeting multiple iOS zero-days.
"While NSO Group spyware continues to evolve, Apple has not observed any evidence of successful remote attacks against devices running iOS 15 and later versions," Apple said today.
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