WOW! Huge news. Major corporations are assembling against NSO Group. https://t.co/HHWU00tGUP

— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) December 21, 2020

More details on iMessage. Looks like Apple added a firewall. https://t.co/fQA98okcbQ

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) December 21, 2020

Really notable by its absence: Apple, which was revealed to be a target of NSO hacking just yesterday. https://t.co/DYTVITDg9m

— alex hern (@alexhern) December 21, 2020

Very glad to see us coming together to speak out against NSO and their reckless operations. https://t.co/qQUwofpcEp

— Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) December 21, 2020

Hard not to conclude, given this news, that Apple fundamentally hates Facebook more than it hates the NSO Group https://t.co/qnfjmiw90z

— alex hern (@alexhern) December 21, 2020

Another example of why establishing trusted relationships in the industry BEFORE you need them should be a priority for all security teams.

If your communications strategy doesn’t include building industry coalitions & allies, you’re significantly limiting your options. https://t.co/eVeilWjFxM

— Melanie Ensign, M.S. (@iMeluny) December 22, 2020

Amazing! We can only imagine how many people like "Jamal Khashoggi" who have lost their lives because of NSO's Pegasus software and surveillance from these Authoritarian Govt's. The world doesn't need NSO at all. https://t.co/5rZatocQXG

— ngamita (@ngamita) December 21, 2020

I wonder why Apple didn't sign on to this amicus. What am I missing? https://t.co/NRFnwMdzAm

— Dan Goodin (@dangoodin001) December 21, 2020

I don’t usually recommend amicus briefs as must-reads, but the stories of NSO’s latest victims in Rwanda, Togo, Morocco and India make very clear the company’s talk of human rights is BS.

Useful context considering @RodRosenstein now works with NSO. (As did @GenFlynn). https://t.co/BpBLe4QvC8

— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) December 21, 2020

So glad the industry is rallying around this. The privacy of our journalists matters. The privacy of the vulnerable like the Uighur matters. It isn’t just about a few targeted people as @Apple would want to spin. This is about protecting dissent, protecting our democracies. https://t.co/5wb6yXALHe

— Uzi (@uzmabarlaskar) December 21, 2020

Great to see several tech leaders join with us to take this stance against cloaking PSOA's with government immunity. No good could come of such a rule. https://t.co/7l7ArJJMcO

— Tom Burt (@TomBurt45) December 21, 2020

Private sector offensive actors do not deserve immunity for their actionsZ. Proud to be a part of the amicus brief before the 9th circuit in WhatsApp v. NSO. #PSOAs #cybersecurity 1/https://t.co/kvDtrpZ9Zd

— Cristin Goodwin (@CristinGoodwin) December 21, 2020

NSO is a contemptible outfit. The victims of its spyware include journalists who are trying to report on corrupt dictatorships. https://t.co/ncM48gpseV https://t.co/SXTBQ6jtAS

— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) December 21, 2020

?BREAKING: @Microsoft @Google @Cisco @LinkedIn @github @VMware & @InternetAssn joining the @WhatsApp v. #NSOGroup case w/an Amicus brief THREAD 1/ pic.twitter.com/Ft1aOsiH99

— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) December 21, 2020

Apple people — I’m curious. Why did Cupertino sit this one out? Were Apple Park’s lawyers you not included on the round-robin?

More so than (say) Google or Facebook, Apple has championed privacy. Intriguing to see its name missing from what appears to be a cross-industry effort.

— Raphael Satter (@razhael) December 21, 2020

could momentum finally be building to bring to heel the global private spyware industry? https://t.co/5YKQXJtjDt

— David Kaye (@davidakaye) December 21, 2020

It takes a coalition to protect a network. It's a milestone #. Good that the thinking is to build upon the Eternal Blue precedent.

— Stéphane Duguin (@DuguinStephane) December 21, 2020

New: Google, Cisco, VMware, and Microsoft have filed an amicus brief in support of WhatsApp's legal case against spyware maker NSO Group, accused of using a zero-day security flaw to hack into 1,400 phones last year.https://t.co/msncLLU0yJ

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) December 21, 2020

This is big, all major Big Software firms in US are opposing NSO group and want the courts to act on it. https://t.co/9rjlpnvCTB

— Srinivas Kodali (@digitaldutta) December 22, 2020

Tech giants including Microsoft and Google have joined Facebook’s legal battle against Israeli hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the firm’s tools were powerful, and dangerous

https://t.co/5Loen9vxcO

— Socialist Voice (@SocialistVoice) December 22, 2020

#Microsoft, #Google, #Cisco, #Dell join legal battle against #hacking company #NSOGroup https://t.co/mqMsE69j3G #privacy #cybersecurity #legaltech #spyware #NSO via @Reuters

— Video Forensics (@Video_Forensics) December 22, 2020

BIG DEAL: to see companies like these (even competitors) come together to hold NSO’s abuses to account is a major development. @Microsoft @Cisco @LinkedIn @github @VMware @InternetAssn well done ? https://t.co/bCKxEgbAFp

— profdeibert (@RonDeibert) December 21, 2020

Private sector offensive actors do not deserve immunity for their actionsZ. Proud to be a part of the amicus brief before the 9th circuit in WhatsApp v. NSO. #PSOAs #cybersecurity 1/https://t.co/kvDtrpZ9Zd

— Cristin Goodwin (@CristinGoodwin) December 21, 2020

NEW: @Microsoft, @Google, @github, @LinkedIn, @VMware, @Cisco & @InternetAssn just filed an amicus brief in the @WhatsApp v NSO case, arguing companies like #NSOGroup should be held accountable in US courts https://t.co/3vvJFi74zY

— Natalia Krapiva ??‍?? (@natynettle) December 21, 2020

Do you think your privacy is safe with #WhatsApp?

One phone call & you can be spied upon. @kizuna_fndn #Kizuna app built on #Holochain will not allow this. https://t.co/RoBeBO8TZB

— WorldOfHolochain (@holo_of) December 22, 2020

Helpful ? overview of @WhatsApp v #NSOGroup amicus by the big players. By @microsoft's @TomBurt45.
https://t.co/ygobw40EnW

— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) December 21, 2020

I'm old enough to remember reporters getting blasted for using terms like "cyber mercenaries" when referring to exploit development.

Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub, Google, LinkedIn and others filed amicus brief in case brought by WhatsApp against NSO https://t.co/6tUkmh9oho

— hakan (@hatr) December 21, 2020

Important points by @tomburt45 about the pressing need to address the threats being created by cyber mercenaries. https://t.co/v180Gd2g7A

— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) December 21, 2020

Yes @microsoft, spot on. "Cyber Mercenaries Don’t Deserve Immunity - Microsoft." https://t.co/HmIluTJMEp pic.twitter.com/gG6ETnqzlZ

— Rory Byrne (@roryireland) December 21, 2020

NEW: Microsoft, Google, Cisco, VMWare, LinkedIn, GitHub, and other tech companies filed an amicus brief today in support of Facebook's NSO lawsuithttps://t.co/wr9QTWAGxs pic.twitter.com/qtIccKpMFI

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) December 21, 2020

Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook's lawsuit against #NSO. #Pegasus #ZeroClick #CitizenLab https://t.co/g0RZAFbaRc

— Wajd Waqfi وجد وقفي (@WajdWaqfi) December 22, 2020

“Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook's NSO lawsuit”#PSOA #cyberattack #NSO #NSOGroup vs #Facebook #Microsoft #Google #Cisco #CyberSecurity #privacy https://t.co/82mpRaFBRn

— ᵖRͥoͤmͭaͬnͦo ツ (@tribal_sec) December 22, 2020

Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook's NSO lawsuit https://t.co/4GGXG7hYqA by @campuscodi

— ZDNet (@ZDNet) December 21, 2020