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#paragon

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Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug

Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Labs claims

"#Israeli #spyware maker #Paragon Solutions pitches its tools as helping governments and law enforcement agencies to catch criminals and terrorists, but a fresh Citizen Lab report claims its software has been used to target journalists, activists, and other civilians.

Paragon Solutions was co-founded in 2019 by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson..."
theregister.com/2025/03/21/par

The Register · Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claimsBy Iain Thomson
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Autonomie und Solidarität

#Italiens Staatssekretär, Alfredo Mantovano, hat laut Medienberichten eingeräumt, dass der italienische Geheimdienst den Einsatz von Spionagesoftware gegen Mitglieder der Seenotrettungs-NGO „Mediterranea Saving Humans“ autorisiert hat. Ungeklärt ist hingegen weiterhin, wer für die Überwachung des Direktors des Investigativportals Fanpage.it, Francesco Cancellato, verantwortlich war.

euractiv.de/section/europa-kom

#Italy#Spyware#Seenotrettung
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PrivacyDigest

Researchers name six countries as likely customers of Paragon's #spyware | TechCrunch

#Paragon has long tried to distinguish itself from competitors, such as #NSO Group — whose spyware has been abused in several countries — by claiming to be a more responsible spyware vendor. In 2021, an unnamed senior Paragon executive told Forbes that #authoritarian or non-democratic regimes would never be its customers.
#privacy #surveillance

techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/rese

TechCrunch · Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers | TechCrunchThe Citizen Lab said it believes several governments may be customers of spyware maker Paragon Solutions.
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PrivacyDigest

Six Countries Named as 'Likely' Purchasers of Paragon's #Cellphone #Spyware - Slashdot

The governments of #Australia , #Canada , #Cyprus , #Denmark , #Israel , and #Singapore "are likely customers of #Israeli #spyware maker #Paragon Solutions," reports TechCrunch, "according to a new technical report by a renowned digital #security lab."
#privacy #surveillance

yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/2

yro.slashdot.orgSix Countries Named as 'Likely' Purchasers of Paragon's Cellphone Spyware - SlashdotThe governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore "are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions," reports TechCrunch, "according to a new technical report by a renowned digital security lab." On Wednesday, The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and sec...
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"- Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company differentiates itself by claiming it has safeguards to prevent the kinds of spyware abuses that NSO Group and other vendors are notorious for.
- Infrastructure Analysis of Paragon Spyware. Based on a tip from a collaborator, we mapped out server infrastructure that we attribute to Paragon’s Graphite spyware tool. We identified a subset of suspected Paragon deployments, including in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore.
- Identifying a Possible Canadian Paragon Customer. Our investigation surfaced potential links between Paragon Solutions and the Canadian Ontario Provincial Police, and found evidence of a growing ecosystem of spyware capability among Ontario-based police services.
- Helping WhatsApp Catch a Zero-Click. We shared our analysis of Paragon’s infrastructure with Meta, who told us that the details were pivotal to their ongoing investigation into Paragon.
- WhatsApp discovered and mitigated an active Paragon zero-click exploit, and later notified over 90 individuals who it believed were targeted, including civil society members in Italy.
- Android Forensic Analysis: Italian Cluster. We forensically analyzed multiple Android phones belonging to Paragon targets in Italy (an acknowledged Paragon user) who were notified by WhatsApp. We found clear indications that spyware had been loaded into WhatsApp, as well as other apps on their devices."

#CyberSecurity #Israel #Paragon #Spyware #WhatsApp #Meta #Italy #Surveillance

citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-

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The Citizen Lab · Virtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations - The Citizen LabIn our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across the globe. This report includes an infrastructure analysis of Paragon’s spyware product, called Graphite; a forensic analysis of infected devices belonging to members of civil society; and a closer look at the use of Paragon spyware in both Canada and Italy.
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