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Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 11:42:03 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

Judge rules NSO Group is liable for spyware hacks targeting 1,400 WhatsApp user devices https://therecord.media/judge-rules-nso-group-liable-for-hack-of-1400-whatsapp-users
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  Judge rules NSO Group is liable for spyware hacks targeting 1,400 WhatsApp user devices
  
  The precedent-setting ruling from a Northern California federal judge could lead to massive damages against NSO Group, whose notorious spyware has been reportedly used by various governments worldwide.
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  NosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️ (nosirrahsec@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 11:48:13 JST NosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️
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  @patrickcmiller Okay, what will be done about those murderous trash?
  Nothing.
  NSO will just keep helping scum kill people, because they themselves are scum that learned "genocide is good" from their time in Israel. (ex-Mossad subhuman filth)
  "Karmi, who served in military intelligence and the Mossad, was brought on board to help market the tool with the help of his contacts. The first iteration of NSO's Pegasus spyware was finalised in 2011"
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSO_Group
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    NSO Group
    
    NSO Group Technologies (NSO standing for Niv, Shalev and Omri, the names of the company's founders) is an Israeli cyber-intelligence firm primarily known for its proprietary spyware Pegasus, which is capable of remote zero-click surveillance of smartphones. It employed almost 500 people as of 2017. NSO claims that it provides authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime. The company says that it deals with government clients only. Pegasus spyware is classified as a weapon by Israel and any export of the technology must be approved by the government. According to several reports, NSO Group spyware has been used to target human rights activists and journalists in various countries, was used for state espionage against Pakistan, for warrantless domestic surveillance of Israeli citizens by Israeli police, and played a role in the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi by agents of the Saudi government. In 2019, instant messaging company WhatsApp and its parent company Meta Platforms (then known as Facebook) sued NSO under the United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In 2021...

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