Citizen Lab Links Ontario Police to Paragon Spyware Use

Ontario police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware, report finds

Researchers say the Ontario Provincial Police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware technology, raising concerns about potential spying on citizens. Citizen Lab, which investigates digital espionage against civil society, released a report Wednesday identifying “possible links” between the OPP and Paragon Solutions, a company that sells military-grade spyware to government clients.

The report was filed yesterday by the research center of the University of Toronto

Rights advocates raise concerns over Paragon spyware use against journalists and activists in Europe

Amnesty International condemned the extensive use of Paragon Solutions‘ Graphite spyware to target journalists and human rights defenders in Europe on Wednesday and called for urgent regulatory action to protect civil liberties. The condemnation comes following a recent Citizen Lab investigation report, which revealed a growing spyware crisis in Europe, raising critical questions about privacy, surveillance, and government accountability Amnesty…

Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers

Researchers found suspected Graphite deployments in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel and Singapore.

Justin Ling: Ontario police have been linked to a spyware company that makes it easy to hack into phones. They owe us some explanations

Spyware made by the company Paragon has been implicated in the surveillance of activists and journalists.

90 known cases fraction of those spied on by Paragon - study - General News

The estimated 90 individuals who were notified that they had been spied on through the suspected use of Paragon Solutions' 'Graphite' military-grade hacking software were likely a fraction of the total number of cases, according to a report published on We... (ANSA)