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NSO Group fires back at Facebook: You lied to the court, claims spyware slinger, and we've got the proof
2020-03-09 19:33

Facebook has been accused of lying to a US court in its ongoing legal battle against government malware maker NSO Group. A series of filings from NSO lawyers lay out the Israeli security company's reasoning for its no-show in court on 2 March, including the accusation that Facebook never properly served its lawyers with legal papers, despite telling the court that it had. The accusations were made in court documents [PDF] in which NSO has asked the court to vacate the earlier default judgement entered at the start of last week after the security shop's lawyers failed to turn up at the California US District Court.

Spyware maker NSO runs scared from Facebook over WhatsApp hacking charges, fails to show up in court
2020-03-09 11:39

The Social Network chalked up an easy win this week when a US court issued a default notice in its favor against Israeli spyware builder NSO group. Facebook filed suit back in 2019, alleging NSO developed code for exploits in acquired crypto chat app WhatsApp.

3 Google Play Store Apps Exploit Android Zero-Day Used by NSO Group
2020-01-07 08:41

Watch out! If you have any of the below-mentioned file managers and photography apps installed on your Android phone-even if downloaded from the official Google Store store⁠-you have been hacked and being tracked. These newly detected malicious Android apps are Camero, FileCrypt, and callCam that are believed to be linked to Sidewinder APT, a sophisticated hacking group specialized in cyber espionage attacks.

NSO Group President Defends Controversial Tactics
2019-11-27 19:41

Firm defends controversial business offerings, claims it should be considered a force of good.

From Instagram to insta-banned: Facebook wipes NSO Group workers' personal profiles amid WhatsApp hack rap
2019-10-30 18:34

Go Zuck yourself, fam Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are today busy deleting the personal profiles of employees at NSO Group amid an ongoing legal battle.…

WhatsApp Spyware Attack: Uncovering NSO Group Activity
2019-10-30 18:33

John Scott Railton with Citizen Lab, who helped WhatsApp investigate the NSO Group over the alleged WhatsApp hack, said the subsequent lawsuit is a "certified big deal."

WhatsApp Sues NSO Group
2019-10-30 14:36

WhatsApp is suing the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group in California court: WhatsApp's lawsuit, filed in a California court on Tuesday, has demanded a permanent injunction blocking...

NSO Group: Israeli Firm Accused of Cyberespionage
2019-10-30 08:10

Israeli spyware company NSO Group is accused by WhatsApp of cyberespionage targeting journalists, lawyers, human rights activists and others on the Facebook-owned messaging service. - Pocket spy -...

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...

Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
2019-10-29 21:18

Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users. Facebook filed a...