Pegasus lawsuit by El Faro journalists dismissed in US
A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit brought by journalists from the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, whose phones were infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
The ruling was issued on Wednesday. According to the judge's order, the plaintiffs did not show that the case belonged in a California court. The Knight First Amendment Institute, which filed the suit for the journalists, said it plans to appeal.
The case drew attention because it was the first lawsuit against NSO Group, the company that makes Pegasus, to be filed in a U.S. court.
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El Faro is an independent news outlet based in El Salvador. The lead plaintiff is Carlos Dada, and the other plaintiffs are fellow El Faro staff.