Although NSO Group will likely appeal, the jury’s award represents a significant win for privacy advocates and critics of the spyware vendor.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Meta Platforms won a $168 million verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said Tuesday, capping a six-year arm wrestling match between America's biggest social networking platform and the world's best known spyware company.

The ruling is a major win for privacy advocates and those pushing back against NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus software.