An Israeli surveillance firm inadvertently laid bare the operational architecture of a global spyware apparatus after publishing what appeared to be an ordinary photo on LinkedIn—only to hastily delete it once the damaging implications became clear.
Paragon Solutions failed to realize that an image of two employees shared on its official account revealed critical details about an Israeli spyware program targeting journalists and activists worldwide. Although the company quickly removed the post, a Dutch programmer had already captured and republished the image, igniting a storm of scrutiny and exposing the firm’s covert surveillance activities through a program known as “Graphite.”
BREAKING:
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) February 12, 2026
🇮🇱 An Israeli spyware firm co-founded by Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime close friend Ehud Barak just made a catastrophic blunder.
A live screenshot of Graphite’s control panel was accidentally exposed – showing real victim phone numbers and active toggles to instantly… pic.twitter.com/IqVa9Ncnhs
A New Israeli Spyware Tool
“Graphite” is a newly developed Israeli spyware system capable of remotely infiltrating mobile phones. Its growing notoriety has already surpassed that of the infamous Pegasus spyware. The program is developed and operated by Paragon Solutions.
Research shows the company was founded in 2009 as an Israeli startup established by senior figures from the security establishment, including a former commander of Unit 8200 in the Israeli army, as well as former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
On the funding front, the company maintains a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), underscoring American involvement in its operations.
What the Leak Revealed
The leaked image exposed an internal control panel containing highly sensitive technical data. Visible on the screen were the program’s operational interface, a Czech phone number under active surveillance, and a list of compromised applications linked to that number, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and others.
Experts say Graphite’s most alarming feature is its “zero-click” capability, allowing phones to be breached without any user interaction—no malicious links, no suspicious images, no action required. The software can also retrieve complete archives of past conversations.
More troubling still, specialists warn that Graphite cannot be neutralized even if the targeted user changes devices.
A Borderless Surveillance Industry
The emergence of Graphite and similar digital espionage tools has renewed urgent calls for strict international legislation to curb cyber intrusions carried out under the pretext of security control and to safeguard national sovereignty.
Such programs now operate across borders without government consent or prior coordination between intelligence agencies. They have become preferred instruments of domination and repression—tools aligned with systems of occupation and expansion that rely on surveillance as a mechanism of control.
Source: Al-Manar Website