(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 20, 2014 logo of WhatsApp, the popular messaging service bought by Facebook for USD $19 billion, is seen on a smartphonein New York.Facebook's deal for the red-hot mobile messaging service WhatsApp is a savvy strategic move for the world's biggest social network, even if the price tag is staggeringly high, analysts say. - WhatsApp on Tuesday sued Israeli technology firm NSO Group, accusing it using the Facebook-owned messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists, human rights activists and other.
The suit filed in a California federal court contended that NSO Group tried to infect approximately 1,400 "target devices" with malicious software to steal valuable information from those using the messaging app. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP)
