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WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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Re: WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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I say grant them their wish. Foreign nation state operatives hacking in plain sight in the US, in active war zones? Treat them as the enemy combatants, terrorists even that they want to be recognized as.

> Treat them as the enemy combatants

I'm surprised NSO Group employees and their families and affiliates aren't being treated as, at the very least, potentially-adversarial intelligence assets.

Re: WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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Didn't Facebook try to buy exploits off NSO Group just recently?

That was alleged in court but no evidence has been provided publicly. I do not see the relevance here though, FB being gross doesn't make NSO any less gross.

Re: WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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Didn't Facebook try to buy exploits off NSO Group just recently?

That was alleged in court but no evidence has been provided publicly. I do not see the relevance here though, FB being gross doesn't make NSO any less gross.

It is a bit bold that WhatsApp (owned by FB) is throwing accusations about NSO Group even though they allegedly attempted to buy exploits from them.

Re: WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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I say grant them their wish. Foreign nation state operatives hacking in plain sight in the US, in active war zones? Treat them as the enemy combatants, terrorists even that they want to be recognized as.

NSO Group is an Israeli operation, i.e. working with Mossad, so there is a slim chance of the US treating them as an "enemy combatant".

Re: WhatsApp ties NSO Group’s hacking operations to America in new court evidence

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was alleged in court but no evidence has been provided publicly. I do not see the relevance here though, FB being gross doesn't make NSO any less gross.

It is a bit bold that WhatsApp (owned by FB) is throwing accusations about NSO Group even though they allegedly attempted to buy exploits from them.

not if their intent was to fix zero days that nso discovered.

I mean, companies pay out bug bounties, this doesn't seem that much different

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