Judge unlikely to allow expert testimony for NSO as jury decides damages in WhatsApp case

A federal judge questioned allowing NSO Group to present expert testimony about Pegasus' lawful uses during the damages phase of WhatsApp's lawsuit, after a prior ruling found NSO liable for exploiting a zero-click vulnerability to install Pegasus on an estimated 1,223–1,400 devices across 51 countries. The hearing emphasized NSO's lack of disclosure about client targeting and vetting, the alleged global abuse of the spyware against journalists and dissidents, and the potential for reopening discovery in the long-running case.