Evidence showed NSO Group had reverse-engineered WhatsApp code to stealthily install spyware on targets. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A US judge on Friday granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users but slashed a $168 million damages award at trial to just $4 million.

WhatsApp applauds ruling, say it 'comes after six years of litigation to hold NSO accountable for targeting members of civil society'; judge reduces damages NSO must pay by 97%

WASHINGTON :A U.S. court has ordered Israel's NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms' WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business.In a 25-page ruling handed down Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton imposed a permanent injunction on NSO G