{"id":55178,"date":"2024-01-25T15:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35444\/US-Judge-Rejects-NSOs-Attempt-To-Bin-Apples-Spyware-Lawsuit.html"},"modified":"2024-01-25T15:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:03:59","slug":"us-judge-rejects-nsos-attempt-to-bin-apples-spyware-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/us-judge-rejects-nsos-attempt-to-bin-apples-spyware-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"US Judge Rejects NSO’s Attempt To Bin Apple’s Spyware Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers’ iDevices with its surveillance software.<\/p>\n

Apple sued<\/a> NSO, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, back in November 2021 and asked the court to permanently ban NSO from using any Apple software, services, or devices. The lawsuit alleges that company violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), California’s Unfair Competition Law, and the terms of use for Apple’s own iCloud when its spyware was installed on victims’ devices without their knowledge or consent. NSO now must answer Apple’s complaint by February 14.<\/p>\n

Pegasus infected Apple customers’ devices via a zero-click exploit called FORCEDENTRY, according to Cupertino. Once it lands on phones, the spyware allows users to snoop on phone calls, messages, and access the phone’s camera and microphone without permission.<\/p>\n