Facebook sues Israel's NSO Group over alleged WhatsApp hack

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Facebook sues Israel's NSO Group over alleged WhatsApp hack

Alleging it hacked WhatsApp users earlier this year.

Facebook Inc on Tuesday sued Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group, alleging it hacked users of its messaging platform WhatsApp earlier this year. The hacking spree targeted journalists, diplomats, human rights activists, political dissidents, senior government officials and others, Facebook ...

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