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Italian Intelligence Committee Rebukes Paragon’s Account of Graphite Spyware Termination

It follows Paragon’s assertion that Italian authorities declined its proposal to verify whether the spyware was used against journalist Francesco Cancellato

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Overview

  • Copasir’s June 5 report confirmed that Aise and Aisi have used Graphite since 2023 for counterespionage, terrorism and organized crime monitoring.
  • The government initially suspended Graphite on February 14 and later rescinded its contract with Paragon following Copasir inspections.
  • Paragon Solutions says it disconnected its systems after Italian authorities declined its proposal to verify alleged misuse of Graphite against journalist Francesco Cancellato.
  • Copasir issued a statement expressing surprise at Paragon’s version and documented during site visits that Francesco Cancellato was not subjected to surveillance.
  • The committee confirmed that NGO figures Luca Casarini, Giuseppe Caccia and David Yambio had been monitored through Graphite in separate operations.