What is the Pegasus Spyware Controversy?

Name: What is the Pegasus Spyware Controversy?
Uploaded: 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min
Description: WhatsApp has won a lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies, the company that created the controversial Pegasus spyware. In 2019, Meta had accused the Israeli company of infecting as many as 1,400 phone devices. Now, a ruling by a US district court judge Phyllis Hamilton says the company didn’t just violate US hacking laws but also infringed upon WhatsApp’s terms of service.

2024 • 3min • Geopolitics • Technology • Explainer

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WhatsApp has won a lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies, the company that created the controversial Pegasus spyware. In 2019, Meta had accused the Israeli company of infecting as many as 1,400 phone devices. Now, a ruling by a US district court judge Phyllis Hamilton says the company didn’t just violate US hacking laws but also infringed upon WhatsApp’s terms of service.