Spies for hire are secretly targeting journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents on behalf of corporations and governments to an extent not previously understood, Facebook’s parent company says in a new report.
by Canadian research group The Citizen Lab describes a case study in which a phone used by exiled Egyptian politician, Ayman Nour, was infected with two separate pieces of spyware, operated by government clients of two separate surveillance companies cited in the Meta report.
NSO has denied that it allowed its products to be used for improper surveillance. Facebook sued NSO in 2019, but the Meta report says the problem goes far beyond one company. Four of them, CobWebs Technologies, Black Cube, Cognyte and Bluehawk CI, are based in Israel, which has long been a leader in surveillance technology. Black Cube was the firm hired by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to investigate journalists who were working to uncover his sex crimes, according to court testimony.Seth Wenig / AP file
A spokesperson for Black Cube said, “Black Cube does not undertake any phishing or hacking and does not operate in the cyber world. Black Cube is a litigation support firm which uses legal Humint investigation methods to obtain information for litigations and arbitrations. Black Cube works with the world’s leading lawfirms in proving bribery, uncovering corruption, and recovering hundreds of millions in stolen assets.
“Each of these companies are using fake accounts on our platforms as a core of their operation.,” Gleicher said. “They’re using fake accounts to mislead or deceive people. They’re also operating on other platforms across the internet.” “Our investigation found a wide range of customers, including private individuals, businesses, and law firms around the world,” Meta said. “Targeting by Black Cube on behalf of its customers was also widespread geographically and across industries, including medical, mining, minerals and energy industries. It also included NGOs in Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America, as well as Palestinian activists.
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