Meta filed a contempt petition on June 8, 2026, saying NSO Group kept trying to infect WhatsApp users.
The company lodged the complaint in federal court, arguing NSO breached a permanent injunction that bars the Israeli firm from targeting WhatsApp or its users. Meta points to recent network logs, user reports, and forensic analyses that it says prove NSO’s Pegasus spyware was still being deployed against the messaging app. The filing asks the judge to enforce the injunction and impose penalties for continued violations.
If the court finds NSO in contempt, it could face heftier fines and tighter monitoring of its cyber‑espionage activities. The case also tests how enforceable broad injunctions are against state‑linked hacking tools, an issue that has lingered since the original 2022 order.
The move comes as regulators worldwide tighten scrutiny of spyware vendors, yet proving a hidden tool’s use remains a technical and legal hurdle.