Purported Graphite Spyware Linked to Paragon Solutions Allegedly Deployed Against Journalists and Civil Society Workers
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.
- Date it happened
- 2025-01-31
- Organisation involved
- York Regional Police Service (Ontario, Canada), Unidentified law enforcement or intelligence entity (Singapore), Unidentified law enforcement or intelligence entity (Israel), Unidentified law enforcem
- Product, system or model
- WhatsApp, iOS, Graphite (Paragon spyware), Cloudflare, Android
- haaretz.com
- haaretz.com
- washingtonpost.com
- haaretz.com
- timesofisrael.com
- therecord.media
- theguardian.com
- globalnews.ca
- turkiyetoday.com
- palestinechronicle.com
- gbhackers.com
- iari.site
- theguardian.com
- eurasiareview.com
- securityboulevard.com
- hackread.com
- scworld.com
- jurist.org
- techcrunch.com
- ynetnews.com
- therecord.media
- securityaffairs.com
- cybernews.com
- malwarebytes.com
- securityaffairs.com
- middleeastmonitor.com
- bleepingcomputer.com
- securityweek.com
- cyberscoop.com
- thehackernews.com
- amnesty.org
- citizenlab.ca
- darkreading.com
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