13/02/2026
An Israeli spyware firm built to operate in secrecy has inadvertently exposed how its surveillance system works.
Paragon Solutions, the Tel Aviv-based company behind the Graphite spyware platform, briefly revealed a live government surveillance dashboard in a LinkedIn post by its chief compliance officer.
The screenshot was not a demo interface but an active control panel, showing unredacted victim details — including a Czech phone number and an Israeli contact — along with monitoring toggles for WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
The leaked dashboard indicated full remote access capabilities, including the ability to read encrypted messages through device compromise, deploy zero-click exploits, activate microphones and cameras, and extract data without user interaction.
Graphite is marketed as an “ethical” tool sold exclusively to governments. However, Citizen Lab has linked it to zero-click iMessage exploits and documented cases of targeting journalists, activists, and political opposition figures. Reports indicate the spyware has been deployed in Australia, Canada, Europe, Israel, Singapore, and the United States. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly holds a $2 million contract connected to monitoring anti-ICE protests.
Paragon, which was acquired in a $900 million deal and is now US-owned, quickly deleted the post after the exposure. Screenshots, however, circulated widely online. The company has not issued a public response.
