Cybersecurity

Facebook Accuses NSO Group of Using U.S. Servers for Spying

Israeli firm used WhatsApp accounts to hack, Facebook alleges
Researcher calls filing ‘gut punch to years of NSO’s claims’

An attendee during the F8 Developers Conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Ryan Gallagher

April 24, 2020 at 5:41 PM UTC

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Facebook Inc. has accused the Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group of using servers located in the U.S. to infect hundreds of smartphones with spyware.