The judge ruled that punitive damages of $167 million awarded by a jury were excessive.
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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack
Meta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”.
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US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands
Sanctions target five individuals linked to Intellexa Consortium as the US government expands its crackdown on commercial spyware merchants.
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Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit
Apple said there’s “too significant a risk” of exposing the anti-exploit work needed to fend off the very adversaries involved in the case.
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US to Roll Out Visa Restrictions on People Who Misuse Spyware to Target Journalists, Activists
Officials said the visa restriction policy can apply to citizens of any country found to have misused or facilitated the malign use of spyware
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At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds
Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists.
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Apple Sets Trap to Catch iMessage Impersonators
New iMessage Contact Key Verification feature in Apple’s iOS and macOS platforms help catch impersonators on its iMessage service.
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US Gov Mercenary Spyware Clampdown Hits Cytrox, Intellexa
The two foreign companies are being sanctioned for “for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems.”
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