Pegasus maker NSO ordered to pay damages over WhatsApp hack
NSO, maker of the Pegasus spyware, was held legally liable for hacking WhatsApp. A US court found NSO liable in December 2024, and in May 2025 it was ordered to pay $167 million in damages.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- WhatsApp hacking using Pegasus spyware
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- A US court found Pegasus maker NSO liable for hacking WhatsApp.
- NSO was ordered to pay $167 million in damages over the WhatsApp hack.
3 related reports
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Meta confirmed hacking related to WhatsApp. The specific targets, the scale of the damage, the timing of the attack and the response have not been confirmed.
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