Meta seeks contempt ruling against NSO Group over alleged Pegasus spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp users
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Sayantani Biswas
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Meta has asked a US federal court to hold Israeli spyware company NSO Group in contempt, alleging that its Pegasus surveillance technology was used in a spear-phishing campaign targeting WhatsApp users in Jordan and Lebanon. This comes despite a federal court order from last year that explicitly prohibited such activity. NSO Group shared links designed to redirect users to malicious websites outside of WhatsApp, according to security researchers.
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bskyMeta seeks contempt ruling against NSO Group over alleged Pegasus spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp userslivemint.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledMeta has asked a US federal court to hold Israeli spyware company NSO Group in contempt
NSO shared links were designed to redirect users to websites operating outside of WhatsApp
security researchers describe as a spear-phishing attack — a targeted form of digital deception
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