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fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Weil Gotshal Partner Caught In Spyware Scandal - Above the Law

Weil Gotshal partner Gerhard Schmidt, co-managing partner of the Biglaw firm's German offices and a private equity and mergers & acquisitions attorney, is on the hot seat thanks to a €5 million personal investment. According to reporting by the Financial Times, in 2017 Schmidt invested the money in private equity group Novalpina Capital, sans the typical investor fees due to his relationship with the founders, and chaired Novalpina Capital.
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fromThe Verge
5 months ago
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Meta awarded $167.25 million over Pegasus spyware attack

NSO Group must pay Meta $167.25 million for hacking WhatsApp users, marking a significant legal victory against spyware.
fromTechCrunch
6 months ago
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NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed involvement of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan in the 2019 WhatsApp hacking using its Pegasus spyware.
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fromTechCrunch
6 months ago

NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed involvement of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan in the 2019 WhatsApp hacking using its Pegasus spyware.
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fromPocket-lint
1 month ago

Is your phone actually listening in on you? The answer is complicated

Corporations almost certainly do not secretly listen via phone microphones; targeted ads are more likely the result of sophisticated ad-tracking and data practices, not constant eavesdropping.
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fromTheregister
5 months ago

NSO Group must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp spy case

Meta won $167 million from NSO Group over misuse of WhatsApp's vulnerabilities for spying.
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fromEngadget
5 months ago

Meta wins more than $167 million in damages from spyware maker that targeted WhatsApp

A jury ordered NSO Group to pay Meta $167 million for damages caused by malware on WhatsApp.
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fromTheregister
5 months ago

NSO Group must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp spy case

Meta won $167 million from NSO Group over misuse of WhatsApp's vulnerabilities for spying.
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fromEngadget
5 months ago

Meta wins more than $167 million in damages from spyware maker that targeted WhatsApp

A jury ordered NSO Group to pay Meta $167 million for damages caused by malware on WhatsApp.
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