Microsoft seeks Biden's support in case against Israeli spyware firm
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#5BTZR)
Microsoft's president says NSO Group enables more nation-states to deploy cyber-attacks, including against journalists and activists
Microsoft has called on the incoming Biden administration to weigh in on a high-profile legal case involving WhatsApp and NSO Group, the Israeli spyware firm that the US software company said was helping to proliferate cyber-weapons.
Comparing NSO Group to 21st-century mercenaries, Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, claimed that the rise of private companies that engineer cybersecurity attacks meant that an increasing number of nation-states could now deploy cyber-attacks - including against journalists and human rights activists.
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