The entrance to an office listed as belonging to Quadream is seen in a high rise building in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Jan 25, 2022. Citizen Lab, which studies the abuse of digital technologies, said it identified at least five people targeted by QuaDream spyware and exploits in North America, Central Asia, South-East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: New Israeli-made spyware resembling the notorious Pegasus program has been used to target journalists and opposition politicians in several countries, a Canadian watchdog said on April 11.
The spyware and related exploit or hacking software was created by the little-known firm QuaDream Ltd, which was established by a former Israeli military official and veterans of NSO Group, the creator of Pegasus, according to Citizen Lab.
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