One thing in #amer you _never_ hear about is how #GammaGroup's #FinFisher #FinSpy #Finsky is WAAAY WORSE than #NSOGroup's #Pegasus but do hear about their competition alternatives, #paragon
#RTDNA #infosec #SpyWare #StateSponsoredMalware #SSM #journalism
NSO appeals WhatsApp decision, says it can’t pay $168 million in ‘unlawful’ damages
#NSOGroup
https://therecord.media/nso-group-appeals-jury-award-168million-
#Spyware-Attacke gegen #WhatsApp: #NSOGroup will neue Verhandlung | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Spyware-Attacke-gegen-WhatsApp-NSO-Group-will-neue-Verhandlung-10423063.html #NSO #Überwachung #surveillance #Datenschutz #privacy #Pegasus #MetaPlatforms #SocialMedia
Ne seraient-ce pas plutôt les espionnages Israéliens et US qui font que ces pays détiennent des information sensibles sur plusieurs pays "alliés" et les kompromats tentés contre la CJI et la CPI qui ont freiné des occidentaux qui auraient des choses à cacher ?
#NSA #NSOgroup #Reign #Predator #PegasusProject #QuaDream etc...
Apparently there exists a system for deep dredging of public Internet data about specific people, called #Hermes, and it was bought by the Polish national prosecutor's office in 2021.
Seems like it was sold by the #NSOGroup, but they were only a reseller for another, unnamed Israeli company.
There's been quite the brouhaha about it in Polish media, but it's kinda difficult to find any mentions of it anywhere outside Poland.
Weird.
Does anyone have any info on this?
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NSO Group condannata a risarcire WhatsApp per 167 milioni di dollari: il commento di ESET: Stando a quanto riferisce il Washington Post, un tribunale federale statunitense ha ordinato a NSO Group, societa’ israeliana che sviluppa spyware, di risarcire WhatsApp...
#ESET #AndyGarth #NSOGroup #spyware #cybersecurity http://dlvr.it/TL0SkX
"The Trump administration will not seek the removal of Israeli tech firm NSO Group from a Commerce Department trade blacklist that has significantly dented the company’s financial fortunes, U.S. officials said this week.
Nor is the White House planning to rescind a Biden-era executive order that effectively bars the company from selling its controversial Pegasus spyware to the U.S. government, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
The administration’s plans are a rebuff to NSO Group, which is in Washington this week on a rehabilitation tour, in hopes of being removed from the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which bars it from receiving U.S. technology. The list is sort of a scarlet letter in the business world because of the reputational harm it confers. Since the 2021 listing, NSO Group has faced significant financial hardship.
The statements to The Washington Post come amid speculation that the Trump administration might rescind or modify the executive order. President Donald Trump has revoked dozens of President Joe Biden’s orders and has others under review."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/20/nso-group-pegasus-trump-eo/
#CyberSecurity #NSOGroup #NSO #Pegasus #Spyware #Surveillance #USA #Trump
Jury orders #NSO to pay $167 million for hacking #WhatsApp users
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of #exploit sellers.
A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based #NSOGroup for #exploiting a software #vulnerability that hijacked the #phones of thousands of users.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/jury-orders-nso-to-pay-167-million-for-hacking-whatsapp-users/
Meta hat gegen den Spywarehersteller NSO gewonnen!
💼 #Meta hat vor Gericht einen bedeutenden Sieg errungen und erhält 168 Millionen Dollar #Schadensersatz von der israelischen Cyberintelligence-Firma #NSOGroup.
📱 Der Rechtsstreit dreht sich um einen Angriff im Jahr 2019, bei dem #NSO über #WhatsApp #Spyware auf über 1.400 Geräten installierte und so persönliche Daten ausspähte. (1/2)
NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users with Pegasus Spyware.
After a five-year legal battle, a U.S. federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $167,254,000 in punitive damages and $444,719 in compensatory damages for a 2019 campaign that targeted 1,400 users of the communication app.
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/05/winning-the-fight-against-spyware-merchant-nso/
#whatsapp #nsogroup #pegasus #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news
Shocking revelations from the WhatsApp Spyware lawsuit! NSO Group's Pegasus spyware continued to target users even after legal action. Stay informed, protect your data. #WhatsAppSpyware #NSOGroup #Pegasus #DataPrivacy
https://www.squaredtech.co/whatsapp-spyware-lawsuit-5-shocking-facts-from-the-nso-group-trial?fsp_sid=2273
Icymi, the maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77n76kzmz4o
#NSOGroup
WhatsApp vs. NSO Group lawsuit: 5 key lessons on spyware, privacy, & government overreach. 📱 Governments are targeting journalists & activists!
🛡️Stay informed & protect your data with tips from SoftSasi.com.
👉 Strong passwords & cautious clicks are vital!
Again and again, #NSOGroup’s customers keep getting their #spyware operations caught
“#AmnestyInternational has spent years tracking #NSO Group #Pegasus spyware and how it has been used to target activists and journalists,” Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, the head of Amnesty’s #Security Lab, told TechCrunch. “This technical research has allowed Amnesty to identify malicious websites used to deliver the Pegasus spyware, including the specific Pegasus domain used in this campaign.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/again-and-again-nso-groups-customers-keep-getting-their-spyware-operations-caught/
NSO Group, izraelska firma odpowiedzialna za Pegasusa, została zobowiązana do zapłaty 167 mln USD firmie Meta Platforms
Proces sądowy, który trwał przez sześć lat, zakończył się werdyktem na korzyść Mety Platforms, której izraelski NSO Group musi zapłacić 167 milionów USD odszkodowania.
#Cyberbezpieczeństwo #Informacje #Izrael #MetaPlatforms #NSOGroup #StanyZjednoczone
Fascist governments will use fascist tools to continue to be fascists.
Can't expect news like this to continue given our current trajectory, though.
Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users
#Lawsuit #NSOGroup #Israel #WhatsApp #Meta #Security #InfoSec #Tech
⚠️ Spyware alert: NSO Group fined $168 M for Pegasus intrusion 🐙💥🔒
🐙 1.4K+ WhatsApp accounts compromised (journalists, activists, diplomats)
🚨 Pegasus deployed via zero-click video-call exploit
⚖️ $167 M punitive + $444 K compensatory awarded
🛡️ Meta moving to block future NSO operations
💪 This verdict shows we can hold cyber‑mercenaries accountable—keep the pressure on for stronger spyware laws!
#Spyware #Privacy #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #NSOGroup
https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/nso-group-fined-168m-for-targeting-1400.html
"Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for a 2019 hacking campaign against more than 1,400 users.
On Tuesday, after a five-year legal battle, a jury ruled that NSO Group must pay $167,254,000 in punitive damages and around $444,719 in compensatory damages.
This is a huge legal win for WhatsApp, which had asked for more than $400,000 in compensatory damages, based on the time its employees had to dedicate to remediate the attacks, investigate them, and push fixes to patch the vulnerability abused by NSO Group, as well as unspecified punitive damages.
WhatsApp’s spokesperson Zade Alsawah said in a statement that “our court case has made history as the first victory against illegal spyware that threatens the safety and privacy of everyone.”"
