NSO hit with contempt motion from WhatsApp on claims of US spyware exploit
By Mike Swift ( June 8, 2026, 23:22 GMT | Insight) -- NSO Group Technologies is continuing to try to use WhatsApp as a vector to deploy its Pegasus spyware, WhatsApp told a federal judge in California on Monday as it seeks a contempt of court ruling against the Israeli software company.WhatsApp said its digital cat-and-mouse game with NSO Group Technologies has continued despite the Israeli surveillance software maker losing a $4.4 million trial verdict over its use of the messaging app as a vector to deploy NSO’s Peguasus spyware onto targeted phones....
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