Thurs. March 18, 2021 | By Oded Yaron and Rafa Goichman – Israel News |
Cellebrite will stop selling hacking tools to Russia and Belarus after its technology was used against minorities, pro-democracy activists and opposition forces.
Cellebrite, the Israeli digital intelligence company, announced Thursday that it will no longer sell its technology to Russia and Belarus after it was used to hack opposition forces and minorities in the countries.
In an appeal against Israel’s Defense Export Control Agency, Defense Ministry, and Cellebrite, Eitay Mack, a lawyer and human rights activist, together with 80 human rights activists revealed documents that link Cellebrite’s technology with the persecution of political actors as well as minority groups in Russia.
Among them Lyubov Sobol, a lawyer for the Anti-Corruption Foundation headed by Alexei Navalny, was mentioned.
After the documents were revealed, Cellebrite called a halt on exports of its technology to Belarus and Russia. In the past, the company denied the sale of technology to the dictatorship, but investigative agencies reported that the Lukashenko administration has purchased and used Cellebrite’s hacking technology since 2016…
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