The Israeli spyware company, Cellebrite is, along with its blood cousin, NSO Group, known in the cyber-surveillance sector for producing the most advanced and intrusive technology on the world market. They’re also among the profitable with market valuations in the billions. I’ve regularly profiled the latter company. But Cellebrite has evaded some of the more […]
BREAKING: Mossad Sought to Recruit Israeli Employee to Spy on Kaspersky
חשיפה: עידו נאור, המומחה הישראלי לאבטחת סייבר, התבקש על ידי המוסד לחדור לקספרסקי ולבצע פעולות ריגול, ככל הנראה כנגד אחד הלקוחות הגדולים שלה, איראן. הוא סירב. Israeli cyber-security researcher, Ido Naor, runs his own company, Security Joes, helping businesses protect their cyber-infrastructure from attack. He also lectures at Bar Ilan University. Between 2015-2019, he was […]
NSO Group Targets 50,000 Cell Phone Numbers in 50 Countries: Presidents, Prime Ministers, US Diplomat, Security Officials
The Washington Post published yet another blockbuster story about NSO Group based on a list of 50,000 cell phone numbers it’s suspected of hacking on behalf of scores of repressive regimes. Among the suspected victims were powerful heads of state including three presidents (France’s Macron, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, and Iraq’s Barham Salih), one […]
Israeli Cyber-Mercenary Company, Candiru, Exposed as New Global Rights Threat
Move over, NSO, there’s a new kid in town. Though it is the undisputed king of the “legitimate” cyber-crime business category, NSO has some new competition. Though there is enough overlap between investors and legal representation, that NSO and its competitor share more in common than whatever might divide them. Citizen Lab and Microsoft have […]
