Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says
Summary
Meta said the spyware company NSO Group targeted WhatsApp users with harmful links, breaking a US court order that bans it from doing so. NSO built Pegasus spyware, which can steal data from phones, and it has been legally blocked from attacking WhatsApp after previous cases with Meta.Key Facts
- NSO Group used malicious links to try to target WhatsApp users in Jordan and Lebanon.
- Meta caught and stopped these attacks and found NSO creating fake accounts on WhatsApp.
- NSO developed Pegasus spyware, a tool that can secretly take users’ data from WhatsApp phones.
- Meta won a court case against NSO, which resulted in a permanent ban on NSO targeting WhatsApp users.
- NSO violated this court order by continuing attacks, according to Meta.
- NSO is trying to enter the US market but is on a US blacklist due to national security concerns.
- The company appointed David Friedman, former US ambassador to Israel, as a leader and hired lobbyists linked to President Trump.
- Meta said recent lawsuits claiming it can read WhatsApp messages are false; WhatsApp uses encryption to protect user data.
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