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WhatsApp LLC v. NSO Group Technologies Limited
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Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Court Case
Sector
Not specified
Industry
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Status
Draft
Country
United States
Also Known As
WhatsApp v. NSOPegasus Spyware LawsuitWhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Ltd.
Tags
spywarecybersecurityprivacy violationsurveillancehackinghuman rightsdigital rights
Overall Confidence
95%
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Case Number
5:19-cv-07123-LHK
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Jurisdiction
Federal (Northern District of California)
Filing Date
10/29/2019
Case Status
Active
Case Type
Civil
Plaintiffs
WhatsApp LLC
Defendants
NSO Group Technologies LimitedQ Cyber Technologies Limited
About
WhatsApp LLC v. NSO Group Technologies Limited is a landmark U.S. federal lawsuit filed in 2019 in the Northern District of California by WhatsApp (Meta) against NSO Group. The lawsuit accuses NSO Group of using Pegasus spyware to unlawfully hack and surveil over 1,400 WhatsApp users—including activists, journalists, diplomats, and human rights defenders—through zero-click exploits targeting WhatsApp's servers.
Key Relationships
Shalev Hulio
sued
As co-founder and former CEO, Hulio's NSO Group was sued by WhatsApp for breach of contract and privacy violations, with the case proceeding to discovery and implicating leadership in the hacking operations.
Since 2019
Niv Carmi
filed_against
Carmi's co-founded company NSO Group was the defendant in a major lawsuit brought by WhatsApp in 2019, alleging NSO exploited WhatsApp's servers to install Pegasus spyware on 1,400 devices. In May 2025, a California jury awarded WhatsApp over $167 million in damages against NSO, a verdict that directly impacts the company Carmi helped create.
Since 2019