NSO Group, the organization behind the Pegasus spyware, has been found liable in a lawsuit brought by Meta’s WhatsApp over attacks on about 1,400 devices, as reported by The Record. WhatsApp originally filed the suit in 2019,

Last week, a judge found NSO Group liable for infecting over 1,400 devices. While that’s likely a drop in the bucket compared to how many more could be out there, it’s a start to holding makers of industrial-grade mercenary spyware responsible for the damage their tools can do.

A federal judge ruled in favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit the company brought against Israeli spyware maker linked to hacking of diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists.

WhatsApp wins U.S. court ruling against NSO Group for Pegasus misuse; 43 intrusions revealed, damages trial ahead.

In a relief to WhatsApp, a US court has found Israeli firm NSO Group of hacking into WhatsApp by sending malicious software through its servers to more than a thousand targeted phones. The development comes months after a probe suggested that the software was used to spy on many Indians including journalists,