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

A jury has ruled that the company behind the infamous Pegasus spyware must pay Meta more than $167 million in damages for spreading malware via WhatsApp. The ruling is a major victory for Meta after a [...]

Court reduces damages Meta will get from spyware maker NSO Group but bans it from WhatsApp

US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton has reduced the damages Meta is getting from the NSO Group from $167 million to $4 million, but she has also ordered the Israeli spyware maker to stop targeting What [...]

Jury rules against Meta, orders $375 million fine in major child safety trial

A jury in New Mexico has found Meta liable for violating the state's consumer protection laws in a high-profile civil trial over child exploitation and other safety issues. One day after closing [...]

Facebook owner Meta set for $167 million windfall after NSO Group ordered to pay up over WhatsApp spyware campaign

Israel's NSO Group has been ordered to pay over $167 million in damages to Meta over 2019 WhatsApp spyware campaign. [...]

WhatsApp claims that 100 journalists and activists were the targets of Israeli-made spyware

WhatsApp has claimed that some users were “possibly compromised” by spyware, according to a report by The Guardian. The Meta-owned messaging app went on to allege that nearly 100 journalists and a [...]

Google ordered to pay $425 million in app data collection lawsuit

Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data even after they've turned off a tracking feature, a federal jury h [...]

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

A jury in Los Angeles has found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a closely-watched trial over social media addiction. The companies were ordered to pay $3 million in damages to the woman who sa [...]

A federal jury ruled that Apple has to pay $634 million for infringing smartwatch patents

In a longstanding and complicated legal battle between Apple and Masimo, a recent ruling from a California jury may be the first step towards a certain conclusion. As reported by Reuters, a federal ju [...]

WhatsApp might soon be subject to stricter scrutiny under the EU's Digital Services Act

Meta's messaging app WhatsApp could soon be subject to deeper scrutiny (and punishment) under the European Commission's Digital Services Act, Reuters reports. Because the app's broadcas [...]