{"id":23845,"date":"2025-05-07T00:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nso-group-ordered-to-pay-meta-167-million-in-damages\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:32:35","slug":"nso-group-ordered-to-pay-meta-167-million-in-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nso-group-ordered-to-pay-meta-167-million-in-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"NSO Group Ordered to Pay Meta $167 Million in Damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $167 million in damages to Meta, capping a six-year legal battle after NSO hacked 1,400 WhatsApp accounts belonging to journalists, human-rights activists and government officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In December, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that NSO Group had broken cybersecurity laws by using its popular Pegasus spying software to target phones with WhatsApp installed in 20 countries. Meta owns WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging app with over two billion users, as well as Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In March, Meta filed a brief seeking damages from NSO Group, and last week a jury heard arguments about potential penalties. The jury awarded the damages on Tuesday after two days of deliberations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe jury\u2019s verdict today to punish NSO is a critical deterrent to the spyware industry against their illegal acts aimed at American companies and our users worldwide,\u201d Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp, said in a statement. \u201cThis is an industrywide threat, and it\u2019ll take all of us to defend against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">WhatsApp said it would donate the damages to digital rights organizations that defend people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe will carefully examine the verdict\u2019s details and pursue appropriate legal remedies, including further proceedings and an appeal,\u201d said Gil Lainer, NSO Group\u2019s vice president for global communication. \u201cWe firmly believe that our technology plays a critical role in preventing serious crime and terrorism and is deployed responsibly by authorized government agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">WhatsApp sued NSO Group in 2019, accusing it of gaining access to WhatsApp servers without permission. The trial, during which NSO Group executives testified in court for the first time, shed light on the company\u2019s ability to install its Pegasus software on the mobile devices of targets without their knowledge. Its executives argued that Pegasus helped law enforcement and intelligence agencies fight crime and protect national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Apple similarly sued NSO Group for hacking its devices in 2021, but dropped its suit in September. Also in 2021, the Commerce Department <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/03\/business\/nso-group-spyware-blacklist.htm\" title=\"\">blacklisted NSO Group,<\/a> saying the company acted \u201ccontrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Spyware, a type of software installed on phones, laptops and other electronic devices to spy on unsuspecting victims, is a growing field. NSO Group\u2019s early spyware required that people click on text messages or images sent via WhatsApp for it to be unknowingly downloaded on their phones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">According to evidence presented at the trial, new versions could hack into a phone through a sent text message, requiring no action by the receiver. The trial also revealed that NSO Group had developed technology to hack into other messaging apps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">John Scott-Railton, an outside expert who helped WhatsApp inform people that NSO Group spyware had targeted them, said Tuesday\u2019s decision would damage the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cNSO\u2019s business is based on hacking American companies,\u201d and then \u201cdictators can hack dissidents,\u201d said Mr. Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog group at the University of Toronto. \u201cThis verdict sends a clear signal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n 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