It’s a major ruling in a landmark lawsuit that has had plenty of twists and turns — with more likely to come.

The state’s AG vowed to defend the prosecution of Tina Peters, an election clerk behind one of the most serious breaches of voting systems in U.S. history.

The ruling strikes at NSO Group’s fundamental strategy in the case, one observer noted.

Dada et al v. NSO Group has been one of many cases where alleged spyware victims have run into jurisdictional hurdles.

Two of the three judges said five years’ probation and time served didn’t match the severity of the crime, among other reasons for overturning the sentence.

Competing agencies and districts are another hurdle for prosecutions, an investigator said in a recent speech.

The company linked to the campaign recently signed a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The ruling is arguably the most important to date against the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware.

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector.