Paragon says it canceled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist

According to a statement on Monday, spyware maker Paragon has accused the Italian government of rejecting any journalist to investigate whether a journalist was spy in his technology.

In a statement The first Hartz reportedParagon claimed that the rejection had persuaded the agency to break the relationship with its Italian government customers.

“The company proposed a way to determine whether the Italian government and Parliament were used against the journalist in violation of Italian law and violation of contractual terms,” ​​read the statement, “Read the statement. “As the Italian authorities have chosen not to advance this solution, Paragon has canceled its contracts in Italy.”

Paragon confirmed to TechCrunch that the statement was correct. After contacting Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming for TechCrunch comment, Emily Horn, who worked on behalf of WestExek advisers, responded that the company was “referenceing all media questions” in the statement of Hartz article.

This is the first spyware supplier that it has publicly exposed to the abuse report that he breaks the relationship with a particular customer.

Spyware manufacturer complaints that the latest twist of a scandal when WhatsApp is in January Reveal a mass-hacking promotion Target its users. The messaging app giant says it has warned about 90 users that they were targeted with spyware made by Paragon, a company co-founded by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barack (depicted). Paragon, Which has an agreement With the use of US immigration and tariffs, the United States and Europe have marketed themselves as more responsible dealers than the predecessors of the industry.

Francesco Cancelto, the director of the news website fanpage He was the first person to say whatsApp received the notificationParagon mentioned in the statement.

Paragon’s statement is a response A report Last week, an Italian parliamentary committee known as Copassi, which investigated the spyware scandal of the country. The committee has concluded that the Canceleto Italy’s two intelligence agencies, AISI and AIES, had no evidence that it had confirmed that Paragon was a customer.

Hours after Hartz Paragon’s statement, the Italian government rejected Paragon’s remarks that anonymous sources said the decision to postpone the agreement with Paragon was first and then the decision to cancel the contract was mutual Italian News Wire quoted by the ANSAThe

Sources also quoted that the information department for security (Dishes), Overseeing the Italian government agency AIS and AISI, the agencies rejected the paragraph to test the logs of the graphite spyware systems because it was done to a private foreign company that opened confidential information and compromised with national protection. Sources claim that allowing Paragon to assist in assisting, compromised on the reputation of Italian intelligence agencies among his international peers.

Prime Minister Georgigia Meloni led the Copassir and the Italian government did not respond to the request of TechCrunch for commenting.

Kanseloto responded to Paragon’s statement In a video posted on the fanpageThe “Who is lying in this story? Copassi or Paragon?” He

“All we have to do is say to Paragon officially tell us who spies on the fanpage. They said they could find it? We want to say that they want us once and for everyone,” Canceloto said.

In late April, Fanpage Reporter Ciro Pelegrino Says that he received a notification from Apple That he was targeted with government spyware. The Copassir investigation did not mention the Pelagrino case.

On the other hand, Copassi confirmed that Paragon was legally targeted by other victims of Spywear, including Luca Cassarini And PepperThose who work for Italian non -profit MediterraneanWhich rescues immigrants who try to cross the Mediterranean and David YambioPresident and co-founder LibyaA private company active in Italy.

Kopasir said all of them had legally investigated their activities related to illegal immigration.

On the other hand, Copassy reached the conclusion that there was no evidence to monitor it against it Malti FerrariA priest who worked on a rescue ship to rescue the Mediterranean, who also received a notification from WhatsApp.

A Statement to the ANSA On Monday, Copassi said that the contents of the hearing that were held with Paragon representatives on April 9 to protect its work in the investigation. The statement said Copassi was surprised to see Paragon’s statement.