<ul><li>Meta Platforms has been awarded over $167 million in damages from NSO Group for exploiting WhatsApp in 2019.</li><li>This decision serves as a deterrent against illegal acts targeting American companies and users globally.</li><li>NSO illegally hacked into WhatsApp's systems to plant spyware on 1,400 targeted individuals' phones.</li><li>NSO has been ordered to pay damages after violating the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with its spyware program Pegasus.</li><li>WhatsApp detected and stopped the attack by NSO six years ago, leading to this historic court case victory.</li><li>The jury's ruling aims to curb illegal spyware activities threatening privacy worldwide.</li><li>Meta Platforms will make deposition videos public to aid researchers and journalists in studying such threats.</li><li>NSO's Pegasus spyware was used for global surveillance, targeting journalists, activists, and politicians.</li><li>Multiple lawsuits have been filed against NSO for facilitating human rights violations on a massive scale.</li><li>NSO claimed to sell Pegasus software for tracking terrorists, but faced backlash leading to being blacklisted by the US Commerce Department.</li></ul>

NSO Group Ordered To Pay $167m For 2019 WhatApp Exploit

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