Purported Graphite Spyware Linked to Paragon Solutions Allegedly Deployed Against Journalists and Civil Society Workers
Date: 2025-01-31
Affected: Aise, External Intelligence And Security Agency (italy), Hamilton Police Service (ontario Canada), Ontario Provincial Police, Paragon Solutions, Peel Regional Police (ontario Canada), Redlattice, Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (australia), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (cyprus), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (denmark), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (israel), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (singapore), York Regional Police Service (ontario Canada)
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1069: Purported Graphite Spyware Linked to Paragon Solutions Allegedly Deployed Against Journalists and Civil Society Workers. Alleged deployer/developer: Aise, External Intelligence And Security Agency (italy), Hamilton Police Service (ontario Canada), Ontario Provincial Police, Paragon Solutions, Peel Regional Police (ontario Canada), Redlattice, Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (australia), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (cyprus), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (denmark), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (israel), Unidentified Law Enforcement Or Intelligence Entity (singapore), York Regional Police Service (ontario Canada). See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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