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May 9, 2025

Maker of Pegasus Spyware Ordered to Pay $167 Million in Damages over WhatsApp Hacks
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In California, a federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware firm NSO Group
to pay over $167 million in damages for hacking some 1,400 Whats App
users with Pegasus spyware. The most targeted country in the case, which
was first filed in 2019, was Mexico. Pegasus has been used to spy on
politicians, activists and journalists around the world.


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