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American private equity firm buys Israeli spyware company Paragon

Category Details
Threat Actors Paragon (Israeli spyware company), U.S. ICE, DEA
Campaign Overview Acquisition of Paragon by AE Industrial Partners and the use of Paragon’s spyware “Graphite” by U.S. agencies
Target Regions/Victims U.S. and global targets via spyware, encrypted communication platforms like Signal and WhatsApp
Methodology – Use of spyware to extract data from cloud backups and encrypted communication apps
Product Targeted Graphite spyware
Malware Reference Graphite
Tools Used Proprietary spyware solutions licensed to U.S. federal agencies
Vulnerabilities Exploited Cloud backups, encrypted communication platforms
TTPs – Data extraction from cloud services
– Penetration of encrypted platforms like Signal and WhatsApp
Attribution Paragon (Israeli firm with roots in Israeli intelligence)
Recommendations – Review privacy policies and secure sensitive communication
– Monitor cloud services for unauthorized access
– Raise awareness about spyware threats in government and private sectors
Source The Record

Read full article: https://therecord.media/paragon-bought-private-equity-american

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Source: The Record

Published on: December 16, 2024

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