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.

Citizen Lab and a Russian exile-led human rights group investigated spyware implanted on his phone after he was detained, beaten up and released.

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.

Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good.

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.