What happened: NSO Group, an Israeli monitoring firm, has been charged by Apple of “flagrant” abuses of its software as well as federal and state laws. Details : On Tuesday, Apple filed a federal lawsuit against the NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm. The case is the second of its sort — Facebook sued NSO in 2019 for targeting WhatsApp users. This marks yet another significant step forward by a private firm to limit governments and corporations who spy. What else: Apple also seeks to stop NSO from using any Apple software, services, or devices. They believe it may render the company’s Pegasus spyware useless, considering that the company’s major business is giving government clients complete access to a target’s iPhone or Android smartphone.