Meta Accuses NSO Group of Violating Court Injunction With New Pegasus Spyware Campaign

Meta on Monday filed a federal contempt complaint against NSO Group, alleging the Israeli spyware maker violated a permanent injunction by running spear-phishing operations against WhatsApp users 123. Meta said it disrupted 1-click phishing attempts designed to redirect users to external sites via malicious links, and identified and removed test accounts and groups NSO had created on the platform 24. Three domains associated with the campaign, fr24cast[.]com, ghazacast[.]com, and ikhwancast[.]com, were released as threat indicators 2. Meta said the activity resembled prior NSO-linked targeting of journalists and activists in Jordan between 2019 and 2023; NSO Group did not respond to requests for comment from multiple outlets 13.