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An Italian parliamentary committee has confirmed that the government used the Israeli-made spyware Graphite, developed by the offensive cyber company Paragon, to hack the smartphones of several activists working with migrants.

The committee confirmed that Paragon provided Graphite to two Italian agencies, including the country’s external intelligence service, starting in 2023. The version of Graphite provided did not include the ability to activate the phone’s microphone or camera, the report said. Instead, it only enabled its operators access to encrypted communications on the hacked devices.

The report also confirmed that Graphite exploited a vulnerability in WhatsApp that Meta identified and patched in December 2024, one month before the spyware’s activity was publicly disclosed. The vulnerability’s discovery also caused “panic” at Israel’s military intelligence Unit 8200, according to the recent Israeli television report.

    • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Those feelings are based on facts.

      The great firewall, Hong Kong, censorship against other regimes and countries, Taiwan, social credit… fucking WeChat!?

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        You’ve already admitted that your feelings are not based on data or facts. And the fact you still think social credit is real or that “Taiwan” just as a word is condemnation of China certainly confirms that.