NSO Group spyware 'dangerous', say tech firms in legal filing
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#5BZ7T)
Israeli company should be held liable to American anti-hacking laws, Google, Microsoft and others argue
Spyware made by NSO Group is powerful and dangerous" and the Israeli company should be held liable to US anti-hacking laws, Google, Microsoft, Cisco and other leading technology companies have said in a rare joint legal filing.
An amicus brief filed by the companies in support of WhatsApp, which has sued NSO Group in the US, appears to mark a major turning point in the popular messaging app's legal fight against the Israeli spyware firm, and has sent a strong signal that the world's biggest technology companies are rallying against the proliferation of hacking tools made by private companies.
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