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Isreali technology firm NSO Group has been accused of being \u201cdeeply involved\u201d in the hacking of a string of individuals including human-rights activists and journalists.<\/h2>\n

Ariana News Agency-\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Court documents have revealed that the hacking involved accessing WhatsApp messages, with the instant-messaging company now taking legal action against the firm.<\/p>\n

The newly released files show that US-based servers owned by NSO were used to hack about 1,400 mobile phones, including those of senior government officials.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp \u2013 now owned by social-media giant Facebook \u2013 took NSO to court last year, accusing the company of severe human-rights abuses including the hacking of more than a dozen Indian journalists and Rwandan dissidents.<\/p>\n

The documents show that the hacking software, known as Pegasus, is deployed against victims via a call through WhatsApp which infects their phone \u2014 giving unauthorised access using a network of computers for monitoring purposes.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp said NSO Group reverse-engineers the messaging app to get around the security settings.<\/p>\n

NSO said that its products are used \u201cto stop terrorism, curb violent crime, and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

It insisted that it does not operate the Pegasus software for its clients and therefore did not know how governments use its hacking tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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