Security News > 2021 > November > Apple Sues NSO Group

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.

NSO Group's Pegasus spyware is favored by totalitarian governments around the world, who use it to hack Apple phones and computers.

Apple's legal complaint provides new information on NSO Group's FORCEDENTRY, an exploit for a now-patched vulnerability previously used to break into a victim's Apple device and install the latest version of NSO Group's spyware product, Pegasus.

Apple's lawsuit seeks to ban NSO Group from further harming individuals by using Apple's products and services.

NSO Group and its clients devote the immense resources and capabilities of nation-states to conduct highly targeted cyberattacks, allowing them to access the microphone, camera, and other sensitive data on Apple and Android devices.

To deliver FORCEDENTRY to Apple devices, attackers created Apple IDs to send malicious data to a victim's device - allowing NSO Group or its clients to deliver and install Pegasus spyware without a victim's knowledge.

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