The Latest Breaking News from Paragon

WhatsApp patches security flaw which let hackers install spyware

Zero-click zero-day was allegedly being used by multiple nation-states against journalists and other high-profile targets.

TechRadar · Mar 20, 2025

Australian government agencies could be customers of Israeli spyware, research suggests

While it is unknown if any Australians have been targeted, the military-grade program from Paragon Solutions provides full access to encrypted messaging apps

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2025

Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

Campaigner for migrants in Libya targeted in spyware attack

Exclusive: Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, was told of attempt to compromise his phone

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Revelations of Israeli spyware abuse raise fears over possible use by Trump

After WhatsApp claimed 90 users were targeted last year, experts concerned over how US could use cyberweapons

The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2025

Paragon spyware cancels contract with Italian government after targeting journalists and citizens across Europe

Italian government confirms seven of its citizens were targeted by Paragon spyware.

TechRadar · Feb 6, 2025

Owner of spyware used in alleged WhatsApp breach ends contract with Italy

Exclusive: Decision comes after Italian investigative journalist and two activists alleged to have been targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Israeli spyware company confirms US government and friends are customers

Israeli spyware company Paragon says the US government is a customer, shortly after it was called out by WhatsApp for targeting journalists.

TechRadar · Feb 5, 2025

Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’

Luca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hacked

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Critic of Italy-Libya migration pact told he was target of Israeli spyware

Husam El Gomati, who reports on links between Italian government and Libya’s coastguard, fears for his sources

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025