Technology,
Data Privacy,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 7, 2022
Israeli-based spyware firm seeks to dismiss Apple suit
NSO contends in court filings that it “designs and markets a highly regulated technology to government agencies for uses such as counterterrorism and investigating serious crimes.” It alleges Apple devices are used as “cloaks for nefarious criminals who only care about privacy to the extent their illegal, dangerous actions are concealable.”
Apple Inc. is battling Israeli-based technology firm NSO Group Technologies Ltd. and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies Ltd., the companies behind the FORCEDENTRY exploit in September 2021 that allowed NSO's Pegasus spyware to access Apple users' devices without requiring user interaction.
Joseph N. Akrotirianakis of King & Spalding LLP represents NSO Group and filed the company's motion to dismiss Thursday. He did not respond to r...
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