Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinMay 6, 2025, 8:26 pm172 pts
A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based NSO Group for exploiting a software vulnerability that hijacked the phones of thousands of users. The verdict, reached Tuesday, comes as a major victory not just for Meta-owned WhatsApp but also for…

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