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מימין: אהוד שנאורסון , אהוד ברק , עידן נוריק , ליעד אברהם ו מיכאל בוגודלוב פאראגון

Can a tweet derail a $900 million cyber-tech deal?

22.12.24|Sophie Shulman

Paragon’s sale sparks debates over regulation, judiciary independence, and political influence.

מימין אהוד שניאורסון אהוד ברק חברת פאראגון

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.

סלברייט Cellebrite חברת מודיעין דיגיטלי סייבר

Serbian surveillance program exploits Cellebrite tools, Amnesty alleges

16.12.24|Reuters

The Israeli firm says it is investigating potential misuse of its technology.

משרדי NSO ברחוב מדינת היהודים 58 הרצליה

Will NSO employees soon be barred from entering the US?

07.02.24|Omer Kabir

The 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

תוכנת ריגול פגסוס NSO

Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitions Supreme Court to prohibit use of Pegasus spyware

06.09.23|Tomer Ganon

Following 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

רוברט סימונדס NSO

Hollywood producer resigns from board of directors of NSO's parent company after 5 months

29.08.23|Omer Kabir

Robert 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

רוברט סימונדס NSO

Hollywood producer Simonds and chewing gum heir Wrigley face obstacles in potential acquisition of NSO

15.06.23|Omer Kabir

The Guardian reported of their interest in purchasing the Israeli spyware company, but capital constraints and regulatory approvals are likely to stand in their way

מימין מפכ"ל המשטרה ו יועצת המשפטית לממשלה עמית מררי

Israel Police purchased new surveillance software without AG approval

29.05.23|Tomer Ganon

After 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

הגנה מפני מתקפת סייבר עשויה לחסוך לארגונים נזקים כלכליים עצומים

Is Israeli spyware a dying sector?

23.04.23|Omer Kabir

The 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

תוכנת ריגול פגסוס NSO

NSO's Pegasus spyware found new ways to hack iPhones

18.04.23|Omer Kabir

Citizen 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

משרדי חברת קוודרים QuaDream ברמת גן

Offensive cyber company QuaDream shutting down amidst spyware accusations

16.04.23|Omer Kabir and Meir Orbach

It 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

משרדי חברת קוודרים QuaDream ברמת גן

Israeli spyware used to hack journalists, opposition figures, Microsoft and watchdog say

12.04.23|Reuters

QuaDream, a lower-profile competitor to the Israeli spyware company NSO Group, reportedly develops surveillance software used to hack iPhones

עמרי לביא ו שלו חוליו מייסדי NSO

NSO co-founders tighten grip on company amid legal battle

01.03.23|Omer Kabir

While 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

עו"ד עמית מררי על רקע תוכנת ריגול פגסוס NSO

The NSO scandal: We are asked to believe police did everything "in good faith"

02.08.22|Moshe Gorali

Although "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

חברת הפרלמנט האירופי מטעם הולנד סופי אינטוולד

"Governments make citizens believe they are safer when they are being tracked. This is bullshit"

26.04.22|Viki Auslender

Sophie 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

משרדי NSO אזור התעשייה ספיר בערבה

Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware

11.04.22|Reuters

The 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

ועידת התחזיות 2018 אשר לוי מנכ"ל אורבוטק

NSO Chairman quits company amidst ongoing turmoil

25.01.22|Meir Orbach

Asher Levy, who served as Chairman since April 2020, has left the embattled company behind the Pegasus spyware

רוני אלשיך ו קובי שבתאי מפכ"לי ה משטרה מיין רחב

Israeli police used NSO’s Pegasus to spy on local mayors, their relatives

23.01.22|Tomer Ganon

Police 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

NSO משטרה תמונת כתבת מוסף לרוחב

Step-by-step: How Israel Police used NSO’s Pegasus to spy on citizens

20.01.22|Tomer Ganon

Marking the target, hacking the phone, filing the information, real-time tracking and data analysis - Calcalist reveals what every step of the spyware operation looked like

משטרה NSO כתבת מוסף

Israel Police used Pegasus to track activist's secret use of gay dating app

20.01.22|Tomer Ganon

Police officer who was in charge of tapping activist's phone with NSO’s spyware, called individual a 'danger to democracy', claimed info on his use of Grindr while married 'serves as leverage' in investigation