The ruling is arguably the most important to date against the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware.

The comprehensive report showed how Serbian law enforcement combined Cellebrite’s tech with a novel Android-focused spyware program.

An investigation into the numbers has some caveats, but those behind it say even a drastic reduction from what they found would be big.

The filing also suggests that customers have a minimal role in operating the spyware, in an apparent contradiction of past NSO Group claims.

Some recent court rulings show the difficult road of anti-spyware litigation, but those in the fight also see signs of promise.

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

It’s another swipe at the Intellexa Consortium, a sprawling network of companies.

The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.

Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state.

Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations.