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🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT 🚨 Mythical Beasts and Where to Find Them: Mapping the Global Spyware Market and its Threats to National Security and Human Rights Today, we're proud to launch a comprehensive study that pulls back the curtain on the often opaque global spyware market. Despite its significant contribution to human rights abuses and national security risks, spyware continues to proliferate, largely through a global network of vendors, many of whom have remained under the radar—until now. This report by Jen Roberts, Trey Herr, Nitansha B., and Nancy Messieh, with Emma Taylor, Jean le Roux, and Sopo Gelava connects the dots between 435 entities across 42 countries, revealing the complex web of relationships between spyware vendors, investors, suppliers holding companies, partners, and individuals. While notorious players like NSO Group and the Intellexa Consortium have made headlines, this study exposes the broader market dynamics that sustain this harmful industry. Key Insights from the Report: 1️⃣ Concentration of entities in Israel, Italy, and India 🌍 2️⃣ Serial entrepreneurship across multiple vendors 📊 3️⃣ Partnerships between spyware and hardware surveillance vendors 🤝 4️⃣ Regularly shifting vendor identities 🦎 5️⃣ Strategic jurisdiction hopping 🕵♀️ 6️⃣ Cross-border capital flows driving the market 💸 These trends underline the urgent need for more transparency and coordinated international action to mitigate the risks posed by this market. But this is just the beginning. The report also provides actionable policy recommendations to limit jurisdictional arbitrage of vendors, scrutinize supplier and investor relationships, and, most importantly, enhance transparency across the market. Spyware’s proliferation isn’t just about rogue vendors or isolated transactions; it’s a global market that demands more granular governance. This report aims to bridge the information gap and empower policymakers and researchers to make informed decisions that protect human rights and national security. Read the full report to understand how we can move from reactive measures to proactive strategies in addressing the spyware threat. https://lnkd.in/gWY33cVN #Spyware #MythicalBeasts