United States of America: Lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised surveillance on Whatsapp using Pegasus spyware by NSO Group (Whatsapp v. NSO Group Technologies Limited) (Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH)
Progress
Current status
in force
06 May 2025 in force
20 Dec 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Northern District Court of California issued ruling in lawsuit on unauthorised surveillance of WhatsApp users using Pegasus spyware by NSO Group (Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH)
On 6 May 2025, the Northern District Court of California issued ruling in the lawsuit brought by WhatsApp against NSO Group Technologies Limited concerning the use of illegal spyware to target WhatsApp users. The verdict followed a 20 December 2024 …
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Northern District Court of California issued interim ruling in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised surveillance on Whatsapp by NSO Group
On 20 December 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling in favour of WhatsApp in a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm, for deploying Pegasus malware. The court found NSO Group …
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court