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Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims

ID: 969bce53-1efe-5fbf-b97e-2e21e934086a

STIX ID: report--969bce53-1efe-5fbf-b97e-2e21e934086a

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-03-21

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Iain Thomson

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Infosec roundup: Citizen Lab reports that Israeli vendor Paragon Solutions' Graphite spyware has been used to target journalists, activists and other civilians via a WhatsApp zero‑click exploit (Meta blocked the exploit and notified ~90 suspected targets); separately, SpyX, a parental-control/stalkerware vendor, suffered a breach exposing nearly two million accounts including emails, device and location data. The report also notes historical stalkerware breaches and an unrelated denial of an F-35 "kill switch."

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