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US judge allows torture victim's lawsuit against spyware company to continue

( August 13, 2025, 21:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A lawsuit against the Saudi Arabia-based computer security company DarkMatter Group and three of its former executives, alleging its spyware software enabled Saudi human rights activist Loujain Alhathloul to be imprisoned and tortured, is being allowed to continue. US District Judge Karin J. Immergut of the District of Oregon issued an order allowing claims brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to continue after dismissing other claims made under the Alien Tort Statute.Official statement follows:...

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