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Written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on 2025-01-14 at 15:18

NEW: I looked into how Barcelona became an unexpected hotbed for spyware startups in recent years.

There are now companies led by Israelis, French, and Italian security researchers. We name some in the article.

Some people in civil society see this as a concerning development.

Here's the full story, based on interviews with people who work in the offensive cybersecurity industry, as well as business records:

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/how-barcelona-became-an-unlikely-hub-for-spyware-startups/

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Written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on 2025-01-15 at 17:30

At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council yesterday,

Citizen Lab's John Scott-Railton mentioned our story on Barcelona's spyware ecosystem.

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