Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Topic: WhatsApp

WhatsApp chats not ‘substantive evidence,’ says Delhi Court on Hindutva WhatsApp group in 2020 Delhi pogrom murder cases

In five murder cases of Muslim men related to the 2020 Northeast Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom, a Delhi court ruled that WhatsApp chats cannot be considered “substantive evidence,” stating that they can only serve as “a corroborative piece of evidence.”

US Jury directs Pegasus spyware makers to pay WhatsApp $168 million in damages

A United States jury has ordered Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to compensate WhatsApp with $167.3 million (over Rs 1,417 crore) in punitive damages in connection with a cyber espionage lawsuit filed in 2019, according to AFP.

WhatsApp says nearly 100 users targeted by Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions

An official at Meta’s popular WhatsApp chat service has said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted 90 of its users, including journalists and...

US judge finds Israel’s NSO Group, makers of Pegasus spyware, liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

On Friday, a United States judge ruled in favour of Meta's messaging application WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a...

We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court

Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.

Pegasus: US Court orders maker to hand over code to WhatsApp

Israel spyware company NSO Group has been ordered by a US court to hand its code for Pegasus and other spyware products to WhatsApp as part...