Microsoft, Google back WhatsApp in fight against NSO’s pegasus spyware
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A coalition of tech companies, including Microsoft, Twitter, Google and Amazon, has sided with WhatsApp in its legal battle against Israel-based intelligence firm NSO Group, which develops and sells Pegasus spyware, which affected Indian journalists, activists and lawmakers. The spyware was allegedly used to hack into smartphones and snoop on personal data through WhatsApp.