Nearly 100 journalists and other members of civil society using WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Meta, were targeted by spyware owned by Paragon Solutions, an Israeli maker of hacking software, the company alleged on Friday.

The…

WhatsApp has accused Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions of targeting nearly 100 journalists and civil society members.

WhatsApp has accused Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions of targeting nearly 100 journalists and civil socie…

WhatsApp on Friday accused the commercial surveillance company Paragon of targeting about 90 of its users with spyware.

The Meta-owned messaging platform said it believes the targets include journalists and members of civil society. The com…

An official with Meta's popular WhatsApp chat service has said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society.

The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Pa…

Meta announced that discovered and dismantled a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists and civil society members with the Paragon spyware (aka Graphite).

The hacking campaign targeted 90 users and was disrupted in December,…

WhatsApp has accused the professional spyware company Paragon of spying on a select group of users.

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform, said it has reliable information that nearly 100 journalists and other "m…

The battle between social media giant Meta and Israeli offensive cyber firm Paragon has intensified. Following reports that Meta's subsidiary WhatsApp sent a cease-and-desist letter to Paragon, demanding it stop spying on its users, Ynet le…

Paragon Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, has reportedly ended its spyware contract with Italy.

The termination comes in the wake of revelations that its military-grade hacking software, Graphite, was allegedly used to target 90 ind…

Paragon Solutions, whose military-grade hacking software was allegedly used to target 90 people, including journalists and members of civil society, in two dozen countries, has terminated its client relationship with Italy, according a pers…

The Israeli spyware maker Paragon has terminated its dealings with Italy, including disconnecting its access to Graphite, a military-grade surveillance technology capable of hacking into encrypted smartphones.

The decision follows allegatio…

n yet another scandal involving Israeli spyware being misused to target journalists, Paragon Solutions has reportedly terminated access to its clients in Italy following allegations that its military-grade hacking software was used to targe…

Israeli cybersecurity firm Paragon, founded by Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, is facing allegations that its Graphite spyware exploits vulnerabilities in the servers of messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal to co…

An analysis of the Paragon case in light of previous episodes of AI usage for surveillance purposes and of the Italian and European legislation on data protection.

The Paragon case 

On 31 January 2025, WhatsApp sent a notification to at lea…

Spyware acquired by governments is increasingly threatening civilians. While sophisticated spyware attacks may be very difficult to avoid, practicing basic internet hygiene and staying vigilant can help to minimize the risks.

In February, t…

AIID editor's note: Please read the original source for the full report. It can be accessed here: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/.

Key Findings

• Introducing Paragon Solutions. Parago…

Responding to the publication of a Citizen Lab report identifying multiple cases involving the use of Paragon's spyware against journalists and human rights defenders in Italy, the Head of Amnesty International's Security Lab, Donncha Ó Cea…

Researchers have identified suspected government customers of spyware company Paragon Solutions in six more countries that hadn't previously been publicly identified, according to a report published Wednesday.

The University of Toronto's Ci…

WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon's Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab.

The company addressed the attack vector late last y…

There is evidence suggesting that Canadian provincial police are using powerful advanced commercial spyware, the Citizen Lab said in a report released Wednesday.

The internet protocol address of a spyware customer detected by the Citizen La…

The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions, according to a new technical report by a renowned digital security lab.

On Wednesday, The Citizen …

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the extensive use of Paragon Solutions' Graphite spyware to target journalists and human rights defenders in Europe, and called for urgent regulatory action to protect civil liberties. The condem…

The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, according to a new report from The Citizen Lab.

Paragon, founded in 2019 by Ehud Ba…

WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon's Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals.

WhatsApp blocked a spyware campaign by Paragon targeting journalists and civil society membe…

Cybersecurity researchers at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto have exposed the use of sophisticated spyware named Graphite, developed by the Israeli firm Paragon Solutions, to target high-profile individuals through WhatsApp.

Th…

(EurActiv) --- Paragon Solutions, the Israeli company behind Graphite spyware, appears to be active in more EU countries than it has been previously known, according to a new report published today.

Revelations confirmed by WhatsApp in Janu…

Researchers are beginning to unravel global surveillance operations targeting journalists, humanitarian aid workers, and other civilians via messaging apps.

On Jan. 31, WhatsApp contacted more than 90 individuals whom it believed had been t…

Researchers behind a new report into an Israeli spyware program used to monitor civil society members say they have found "possible links" between the controversial technology and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), suggesting it may have been…

Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware:

Key Findings:

• Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company differentiates itself by claiming it has safegu…

A new report by the University of Torontos Citizen Lab has identified suspected government customers of Paragon Solutions spyware in six additional countries: Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore, according toCyberScoop…

The Citizen Lab research group at the University of Toronto has conducted an analysis of attacks involving spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, which led to the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in Meta's WhatsApp com…