NSO Group Hacking WhatsApp Despite Court Order
WhatsApp has caught the NSO Group phishing its users, in violation of a court order.
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oh yeah • June 10, 2026 7:20 AM
1st post kitty MADE IT AGAIN!
Rontea • June 10, 2026 9:51 AM
Persistent adversaries never seem to learn that legal orders are just as serious as technical defenses—ignore them and the consequences will escalate.
Clive Robinson • June 10, 2026 9:52 AM
@ ALL,
From the article,
‘NSO has been seeking to overturn the order blocking it from targeting WhatsApp users, arguing that the company will “suffer irreparable harm”.’
I really can not believe that…
Look at it this way,
A court gives out an order against a burglar to stop them entering private residences from which the owners have told them they are not allowed or welcome in any way.
The burglar then appeals because this will stop the carrying out their unlawful trade there for they will “suffer irreparable harm”.
How would you vote, to allow the burglar to carry out their unlawful trade against innocent members of the public. Or as the burglar has already been caught illegally breaking the order, order a much harsher punishment?
Me I’d vote for all the NSO directors to suffer a considerable imprisonment in a “panopticon” type environment and sequestration of all assets not just they but members of their family etc hold.
Sadly we are nolonger allowed to use “Old Testament” times style punishments so nailing up in a public place would be frowned upon…
Weird that NSO persists on WhatsApp. There must be other vectors?
Wasn’t aware that CISA ‘lists WhatsApp as an example of a secure messaging service for highly targeted individuals — officials in “senior government, military, or political
positions.”’
https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Brief-of-Amici-Curiae.pdf
Ch1ffr3punk • June 10, 2026 2:04 PM
Forget NSO and it’s Pegasus stuff etc.
Finally we have now AEC to protect ourselves, against such online threats!
lurker • June 10, 2026 2:22 PM
@Clive Robinson
re Old Testament style punishments
NSO operate from a so-called nation state whose government are mentally locked in the Old Testament. So yes, I agree with you that “fire and sword” would be an appropriate punishment for their behaviour against the rest of the world.
Truth Be Told... • June 10, 2026 3:23 PM
…anyone who thinks that NSO would survive 1 hour, not one day, without D@$$0M’s blessing is extremely delusional and shoul be required to go back to KinderGarten. Capiche?
God bless Israel!
Fred "The Fed" Idaho • June 11, 2026 2:31 AM
@Truth Be Told:
God bless Israel!
Don’t you mean IDAHO? You know, those fake posts to the blog used to incite?
lurker • June 11, 2026 10:47 PM
@Ch1ffr3punk
That noise you can hear is my laughing at the use of Google Lens
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