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Kim Zetter@kimzetter@infosec.exchange (2026-10-01 21:34:05)
Exclusive: Israeli spyware maker Paragon positions itself as more responsible than its competitor NSO Group. But the company's new US CEO says in a candid interview that while they will cut off customers who misuse their spyware they have no ability to detect or investigate customer misuse, nor do they want that ability. Their tools also don't log customer activity by default. Though customers can configure some tools to do logging, Paragon doesn't have ability to force customers to provide those logs if allegations of abuse arise. Paragon says instead that it relies on third parties like Citizen Lab to detect abuse by its customers, and even praises Citizen Lab for uncovering suspected abuse in 2025, yet at the same time the company actively works to prevent Citizen Lab and others from detecting its spyware on infected systems, thus thwarting their ability to uncover abuse. Here's my story:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-secrets-of-the-us-spyware-king/