Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers

Citizen Lab’s investigation, reported by CyberScoop, maps infrastructure and suspected deployments of Paragon’s Graphite spyware linked to government customers in six additional countries (Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, Singapore) and details infections of activists and humanitarian actors in Italy; the report raises concerns about misuse despite Paragon’s marketing claims and notes possible links to the Ontario Provincial Police, prompting criticism from human-rights organizations.