Apple’s legal fight against Pegasus spyware maker won’t move to Israel

Pegasus spyware developer NSO Group’s bid to move Apple’s lawsuit against it to Israel has been denied, with the ruling judge saying the spyware firm’s arguments don’t overrule the challenges that Apple would face should it move.

Apple filed a suit against the NSO Group in November 2021, alleging that its Pegasus spyware tools were being used for surveillance of some Apple users. The allegation followed earlier reports that Pegasus was being used against activists and journalists.

Since then, the NSO Group has claimed that such a suit must be held in its home country of Israel because of where witnesses and evidence will be situated.

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