Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial

A federal judge last week placed strict limits on the kind of evidence NSO Group can raise during a trial on damages in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against the spyware vendor over allegations it hacked 1,400 of the messaging platform’s users.

Under the order, NSO Group is prohibited from presenting evidence about its customers’ identities, implying  the targeted WhatsApp users are suspected or actual criminals, or alleging that WhatsApp had insufficient security protections.

It’s a ruling that strikes at NSO Group’s fundamental strategy in the case, said Natalia Krapiva, senior tech-legal counsel at Access Now. 

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