WhatsApp has accused Israeli spyware company NSO Group of being "deeply involved" in carrying out mobile phone hacks of 1,400 of its users, including senior government officials, journalists and human rights activists. The allegation was made in a new court filing over the firm's role in the long running hacking case which grabbed global attention following the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Software created by the Israeli spyware firm was used to hack the phone of a member of Khashoggi's inner circle which allowed Saudi security officials to track him. US whistle-blower Edward Snowden said that if the NSO Group had refused to sell its technology to Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi would still be alive. A number of human rights defenders and activists in Morocco … Continue reading Israel’s NSO Group accused of 'unmistakable pattern of abuse' in hacking case