WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order

Slashdotby BeauHDJune 8, 2026tech

wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Meta-owned communications app WhatsApp says it recently detected and disrupted a spear-phishing attempt linked to spyware company NSO Group. The attack is allegedly in defiance of a court order that bars the spyware maker from targeting WhatsApp. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO in 2019, after it came to light that a zero-day vulnerability had been exploited to deliver spyware to users. [...] NSO has been seeking to overturn the order blocking it

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WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order

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