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WhatsApp: $168 million US damages award against NSO a 'critical deterrent' on spyware

( May 6, 2025, 21:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: WhatsApp said a US jury's award of nearly $168 million in punitive damages against NSO Group Technologies will be "a critical deterrent" against other companies development of surveillance software like NSO's Pegasus. "Today, the jury's decision to force NSO, a notorious foreign spyware merchant, to pay damages is a critical deterrent to this malicious industry against their illegal acts aimed at American companies and the privacy and security of the people we serve," the unit of Meta Platforms said in a written statement. Text of WhatsApp statement follows in full:...

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