Pegasus Software; WhatsApp case against NSO to proceed: California Court

In a high-stakes surveillance legal battle, a California court has ruled against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group on Thursday. NSO had tried to stop a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp against it from proceeding to trial.

The court’s decision, which sets the ground for a trial of WhatsApp’s lawsuit against NSO, is significant because a discovery phase in the trial could potentially reveal crucial information about NSO’s customers and who they targeted. The company says its clients are government actors.

In October 2019, WhatsApp sued NSO for developing a software called Pegasus. The software exploited vulnerabilities in the platform to hack into the mobiles of 1,400 human rights activities, journalists, and lawyers — including 121 Indians, according to WhatsApp.

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