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Blacklisted spyware firm Candiru acquired by Integrity Partners in $30 million deal
02.04.25|Meir Orbach and Omer KabirIntegrity Partners restructures the controversial cyber firm into a new entity to bypass U.S. sanctions, as Candiru grapples with declining operations.
Paragon’s ‘clean’ spyware image shattered by WhatsApp hacking allegations
02.02.25|Omer KabirIsraeli firm once seen as a responsible player accused of targeting journalists and activists.
Can a tweet derail a $900 million cyber-tech deal?
22.12.24|Sophie ShulmanParagon’s sale sparks debates over regulation, judiciary independence, and political influence.
Paragon’s $900M sale in limbo as Defense Ministry steps in
19.12.24|Sophie Shulman“Contrary to reports, the Ministry of Defense did not approve the sale of Paragon. The Ministry is examining the sale procedure and its implications,” the Ministry said in a statement.
Serbian surveillance program exploits Cellebrite tools, Amnesty alleges
16.12.24|ReutersThe Israeli firm says it is investigating potential misuse of its technology.
Will NSO employees soon be barred from entering the US?
07.02.24|Omer KabirThe US announced that it would restrict visas of individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. In 2021, Israel's NSO and Candiru were placed on a blacklist which prohibits American companies from doing business with them
Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitions Supreme Court to prohibit use of Pegasus spyware
06.09.23|Tomer GanonFollowing a Calcalist investigation into the police's use of spyware without supervision, a petition has been made asking for a continued injunction against its use
Hollywood producer resigns from board of directors of NSO's parent company after 5 months
29.08.23|Omer KabirRobert Simonds, who was brought to the board of directors at the initiative of NSO's creditors, may have been forced to resign because he didn't receive approval from the Israeli Ministry of Defense
Hollywood producer Simonds and chewing gum heir Wrigley face obstacles in potential acquisition of NSO
15.06.23|Omer KabirThe Guardian reported of their interest in purchasing the Israeli spyware company, but capital constraints and regulatory approvals are likely to stand in their way
Israel Police purchased new surveillance software without AG approval
29.05.23|Tomer GanonAfter shutting down NSO's Pegasus, the police recently purchased software from Israeli cyber company Rayzone that can track the location and movement of cellphone users without their knowledge
Is Israeli spyware a dying sector?
23.04.23|Omer KabirThe closure of QuaDream is further evidence of the shrinking of the world-leading Israeli cyber espionage industry. Most of the Israeli companies that were active in the field have closed or left the sector in the last year, also due to the restriction of export permits by the Ministry of Defense
NSO's Pegasus spyware found new ways to hack iPhones
18.04.23|Omer KabirCitizen Lab at the University of Toronto found that phones of Mexican human rights activists were infected with Pegasus by exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple’s operating system
Offensive cyber company QuaDream shutting down amidst spyware accusations
16.04.23|Omer Kabir and Meir OrbachIt was reported last week that the Israeli firm's hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries
Israeli spyware used to hack journalists, opposition figures, Microsoft and watchdog say
12.04.23|ReutersQuaDream, a lower-profile competitor to the Israeli spyware company NSO Group, reportedly develops surveillance software used to hack iPhones
NSO co-founders tighten grip on company amid legal battle
01.03.23|Omer KabirWhile the legal discussion continues on the competence of the company’s newly appointed directors, NSO shares were pledged to a holding company solely owned by NSO founder Omri Lavie
The NSO scandal: We are asked to believe police did everything "in good faith"
02.08.22|Moshe GoraliAlthough "the police did not fully understand the meaning of the system", we are required to believe that an iron wall was erected between its operators and the investigators, and to believe that excess information, that is forbidden to be seized, did not pass and was not used by the investigating unit - and that everything was done in good faith
"Governments make citizens believe they are safer when they are being tracked. This is bullshit"
26.04.22|Viki AuslenderSophie in 't Veld, a member of the European Parliament, will chair the commission of inquiry into the use of spyware such as NSO's Pegasus in EU countries. The inquiry will examine, among other things, whether existing laws allow for effective surveillance, and whether espionage has been used for political purposes
Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware
11.04.22|ReutersThe officials are believed to have been hacked by ForcedEntry, an advanced piece of software that was used by Israeli cyber surveillance vendor NSO Group to help foreign spy agencies remotely and invisibly take control of iPhones. A smaller Israeli spyware vendor named QuaDream has also sold a nearly identical tool to government clients
NSO Chairman quits company amidst ongoing turmoil
25.01.22|Meir OrbachAsher Levy, who served as Chairman since April 2020, has left the embattled company behind the Pegasus spyware
Israeli police used NSO’s Pegasus to spy on local mayors, their relatives
23.01.22|Tomer GanonPolice tapped phones of three heads of local authorities, whom law enforcement suspected of engaging in corrupt activity, but no evidence was found and no indictment filed; some were detained, with their homes searched

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