InfoSec News Nuggets 5/7/2025
US Jury Orders NSO Group to Pay $168 Million to WhatsApp in Landmark Spyware Case A federal jury in California has ordered Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to pay WhatsApp approximately $168 million in damages, marking a watershed moment in the fight against commercial cyberespionage. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, concludes a six-year legal battle between Meta Platforms, the parent company of WhatsApp, and NSO Group, whose Pegasus spyware was used to hack the messaging app’s…