The case caps a six-year battle between the social media giant and the surveillance firm, casting an unusual amount of light on the spyware industry.

In a landmark decision, a U.S. federal jury in California on Tuesday ordered Israeli spyware firm NSO Group to pay nearly $168 million in punitive damages

A jury ordered huge punitive damages against NSO, the Israel-based maker of spyware already banned from use in the U.S.