Quadream Explained
Quadream was an Israeli surveillance technology company.[1] [2] It prominently sold iPhone hacking tools, and was founded in 2014 by a group including two former NSO Group employees, Guy Geva, and Nimrod Reznik.[3] Its offices were in Ramat Gan.[3] The company is suspected to have shut down in April 2023.[4] It is owned by a parent company in Cyprus.
Quadream is believed to have developed "zero-click" exploit tools similar to those used by NSO Group.[5] Its customers include the government of Saudi Arabia.[6] In at least 10 countries and continents North America and Europe, governments used tools developed by Quadream against journalists and opposition.
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Notes and References
- News: 2021-10-08. NSO rival Quadream in talks with Moroccan gov't. en. Globes. 2022-02-03.
- News: Secretive Israeli Cyber Firm Selling Spy-tech to Saudi Arabia. en. Haaretz. 2022-02-03.
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/how-democracies-spy-on-their-citizens How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
- News: April 17, 2023 . Israeli spyware company QuaDream expected to close down - report . en . Jerusalem Post.
- News: Bing. Christopher. Satter. Raphael. 2022-02-03. EXCLUSIVE iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm-sources. en. Reuters. 2022-02-03.
- Web site: Saudi Arabia deploys new Israeli spyware to hack activists' phones: Report. 2022-02-03. Middle East Eye. en. Mustafa . Abu Sneineh.