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Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers
- A report by The Citizen Lab suggests certain countries, including Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore, are likely customers of Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware maker.
- Paragon has been involved in scandals, including WhatsApp notifying users of being targeted with Paragon spyware, leading to investigations.
- The company has tried to position itself as a responsible vendor, claiming not to sell to authoritarian regimes.
- Recently, reports indicated that U.S. venture capital firm AE Industrial Partners acquired Paragon for at least $500 million.
- Citizen Lab uncovered details on Paragon's spyware tool Graphite, identifying servers linked to suspected customer countries based on certificates and server locations.
- The report highlights an operational mistake by Paragon, pointing to a digital certificate registered to Graphite.
- Citizen Lab noted other potential governmental customers of Paragon, including Canada's Ontario Provincial Police.
- TechCrunch reached out to several governments and Paragon for comments, but received limited responses and denials of inaccurate information.
- Meta confirmed the association of a spyware indicator called BIGPRETZEL with Paragon, emphasizing the need to hold spyware companies accountable.
- Despite challenges in detecting Paragon's spyware, Citizen Lab stresses the importance of collaboration and information sharing to combat such threats.
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