Judge rules that NSO cannot continue to install spyware via WhatsApp pending appeal
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A California federal judge refused to stay an injunction barring NSO Group from using WhatsApp infrastructure to conduct Pegasus zero-click spyware attacks, finding that NSO reverse-engineered WhatsApp to create a spyware vector that enabled surveillance of users and access to server data; the alleged campaign targeted about 1,400 WhatsApp users in 2019, and the court granted a limited 45-day administrative stay to allow NSO to seek appellate review.
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