Purported Graphite Spyware Linked to Paragon Solutions Allegedly Deployed Against Journalists and Civil Society Workers
Description
Researchers at Citizen Lab and Censys reportedly identified spyware infections involving Graphite, a tool attributed to Israeli firm Paragon Solutions. The spyware was allegedly deployed against civil society actors, including journalists and aid workers, through a zero-click WhatsApp exploit. WhatsApp notified over 90 targeted individuals. Evidence reportedly suggests deployments in multiple democratic countries.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- york-regional-police-service-(ontario-canada)
- unidentified-law-enforcement-or-intelligence-entity-(singapore)
- unidentified-law-enforcement-or-intelligence-entity-(israel)
- unidentified-law-enforcement-or-intelligence-entity-(denmark)
- unidentified-law-enforcement-or-intelligence-entity-(cyprus)
- unidentified-law-enforcement-or-intelligence-entity-(australia)
- peel-regional-police-(ontario-canada)
- ontario-provincial-police
- hamilton-police-service-(ontario-canada)
- external-intelligence-and-security-agency-(italy)
- aise
Alleged Developers
- redlattice
- paragon-solutions
Harmed Parties
- refugees-in-libya
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
- mediterranea-saving-humans
- luca-casarini
- journalists
- humanitarian-workers
- giuseppe-"beppe"-caccia
- general-public-of-countries-in-which-graphite-is-being-deployed
- francesco-cancellato
- fanpage.it
- david-yambio
- civil-society-workers
- ciro-pellegrino
- activists
- privacy
Classification
Risk Domain
Privacy & SecurityRisk Subdomain
2.1. Compromise of privacy by obtaining, leaking or correctly inferring sensitive information
MIT Risk Profile
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