How the US is increasingly reshaping the spyware market to favor companies selling cyberweapons to the US and its allies, like Israeli startup Paragon Solutions
Contrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO reveal how American support is crucial in $12bn industry
The US government banned the use of NSO's Pegasus dangerous spyware 18 months ago. Good. But a new report today says that at least one government agency is using very similar malware from a rival company: Paragon Graphite. But of course. https://9to5mac.com/...
Just like every other spyware vendor before it, Paragon sees the U.S. market as its biggest goal. Both Hacking Team and NSO had the American dream. They failed because on the way they sold to unsavory customers. We'll see if this works for Paragon. https://www.ft.com/... [image]
#NSO Group went into a tailspin after earning the ire of the 🇺🇸US Government. Some mercenary #spyware newcomers like #Paragon started spending big & strategizing to try & stay on America's good side. However... 1/ By @MehulAtLarge https://www.ft.com/... [image]
The latest of spyware: When Israeli government asked Paragon to sell to Saudis, Paragon refused, which then led then to the blacklisting bid winners. Note that all spyware companies in the article are Israeli, so there might be a systematic problem. https://www.ft.com/... [image]