WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WHATSAPP INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION TO LIMITED, et al., STAY DISCOVERY 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 45, 95

13 Before the court is defendants NSO Group Technologies, Ltd. (“NSO”) and Q Cyber Technologies Ltd.’s (“Q Cyber,” and together with NSO, “defendants”) motion to dismiss. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court rules as follows. BACKGROUND On October 29, 2019, plaintiffs WhatsApp Inc. (“WhatsApp”) and Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook” and together with WhatsApp, “plaintiffs”) filed a complaint (“Compl.”) alleging that defendants sent malware, using WhatsApp’s system, to…