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WhatsApp sues Israeli firm NSO over cyberespionage

WhatsApp said some users of the messaging app were targeted with spyware, and filed suit against an Israeli firm said to be behind the attack. [AFP]

WhatsApp on Tuesday sued Israeli technology firm NSO Group, accusing it of using the Facebook-owned messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists, human rights activists and others.

The suit filed in a California federal court contended that NSO Group tried to infect approximately 1,400 "target devices" with malicious software to steal valuable information from those using the messaging app.

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