5 outlets·5 reports
Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Meta has filed a federal contempt action alleging that NSO Group continues to target WhatsApp users despite a permanent injunction that bars the spyware firm from any such activity. WhatsApp confirmed it detected new spyware attacks linked to NSO, and Meta says the company has not ceased its illicit targeting, prompting the renewed court proceedings.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users
- TechMeme·Meta says it's filing a federal court contempt order against NSO for violating a permanent injunction that barred NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
- The Next Web·Meta is dragging NSO back to court, saying the spyware firm never stopped targeting WhatsApp
- TechCrunch·WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order
- Ars Technica·Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks
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