- Paragon Solutions sought guidance from US advisers and secured funding from US venture capital groups before courting customers.
- Paragon's signature product, Graphite, is used by the US Drug Enforcement and Administration Agency and 35 allied nations.
- NSO Group, makers of the controversial Pegasus spyware, fell foul of the Biden administration and was blacklisted in the US.
- Paragon declined Israeli government requests to replace Pegasus with Graphite in the Saudi armoury.
- President Joe Biden signed an executive order in March barring any US agency from purchasing spyware that poses risks to national security or has been misused by foreign actors.
Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US
Contrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO reveal how American support is crucial in $12bn industry
Mehul Srivastava
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